Total Crime Rate
36.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Acton Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Blakenham , and the 124th highest 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 Acton Road (IP8 4HZ) in the last 12 months was 36.4 per 1,000 residents and was 0.1% lower than the Blakenham average (36.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 12.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Acton Road (IP8 4HZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Acton Road, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bramford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Flindell Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Bushman Gardens | Under investigation |
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