Total Crime Rate
89.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Thorney Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Brantham , and the 31st highest crime rate of 304 local areas in Babergh .
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 Thorney Road (IP9 2LL) in the last 12 months was 89.5 per 1,000 residents and was 248.8% higher than the Brantham average (25.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -6.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 38.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Thorney Road (IP9 2LL), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Capel St Mary| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Penn Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Great Tufts | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barnfield | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Jermyns Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Long Perry | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Penn Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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