Total Crime Rate

101.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 101.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Acton Close area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Blakenham , and the 24th highest crime rate of 313 local areas in Mid Suffolk .

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 Acton Close (IP8 4ER) in the last 12 months was 101.2 per 1,000 residents and was 140.3% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 63.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Acton Close (IP8 4ER), the main crime hotspot is near Acton Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Acton Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gipping Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilfred Hurry Close Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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