Total Crime Rate

8.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

Apr 2025 - Mar 2026
Latest update: 03.05.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 8.0 1/10
  • Violent crimes 4.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Public order 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 · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fir Tree Rise area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Copdock & Washbrook , and the 26th lowest crime rate of 304 local areas in Babergh .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fir Tree Rise (IP8 3RD) in the last 12 months was 8.0 per 1,000 residents and was 69.2% lower than the Copdock & Washbrook average (26.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fir Tree Rise (IP8 3RD), the main crime hotspot is near Pin Mill Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fir Tree Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Appleby Close Under investigation
Mar 2026Shoplifting Laburnum Close Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashton Close Under investigation
Mar 2026Other theft Pin Mill Close Under investigation
Mar 2026Shoplifting Laburnum Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Public order Laburnum Close Under investigation
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Chamberlain Way —
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Skylark Lane Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Skylark Lane Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Skylark Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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