Total Crime Rate
20.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
5.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Belmont Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Copdock & Washbrook , and the 95th lowest 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 Belmont Road (IP8 3RP) in the last 12 months was 20.6 per 1,000 residents and was 22.7% lower than the Copdock & Washbrook average (26.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 5.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Belmont Road (IP8 3RP), the main crime hotspot is near Pin Mill Close. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Sproughton & Pinewood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woolverstone Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sycamore Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shortlands | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Appleby Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Milnrow | Under investigation |
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