Crime Rates at St Marys Close, Bramford, Ipswich, IP8 4DL

St Marys Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Blakenham , and the 29th highest crime rate of 313 local areas in Mid Suffolk .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Marys Close (IP8 4DL) in the last 12 months was 95.9 per 1,000 residents and was 127.8% higher than the Blakenham average (42.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 228.6% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 81.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 154.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Marys Close (IP8 4DL), the main crime hotspot is near Fitzgerald Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.