Total Crime Rate

20.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 20.7 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Street area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Blakenham , and the 107th lowest crime rate of 313 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 The Street (IP8 4DX) in the last 12 months was 20.7 per 1,000 residents and was 50.8% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Street (IP8 4DX), 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.

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Crime Over Time in The Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fitzgerald Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fitzgerald Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fitzgerald Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fitzgerald Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilfred Hurry Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fitzgerald Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fitzgerald Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fitzgerald Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gipping Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fitzgerald Road Action to be taken by another organisation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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