Total Crime Rate
24.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hibbard Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Blakenham , and the 125th lowest crime rate of 309 local areas in Mid Suffolk .
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 Hibbard Road (IP8 4BH) in the last 12 months was 24.8 per 1,000 residents and was 32.1% lower than the Blakenham average (36.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hibbard Road (IP8 4BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Paper Mill Lane, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Limes Avenue (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bramford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Limes Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Limes Avenue | Under investigation |
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