Total Crime Rate

65.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 65.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 29.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bridge Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Box Vale , and the 55th highest crime rate of 304 local areas in Babergh .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bridge Street (IP7 6BY) in the last 12 months was 65.9 per 1,000 residents and was 119.3% higher than the Box Vale average (30.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bridge Street (IP7 6BY), the main crime hotspot is near Pykenham Way. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Bridge Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calais Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pykenham Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pykenham Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pykenham Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadows Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Corks Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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