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Crime in IP8 4GD

How much crime is recorded in IP8 4GD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Claydon & Bramford
Council
Mid Suffolk
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,860 (2024)
Crime

How safe is IP8 4GD

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IP8 4GD area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
27.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

IP8 4GDNational
Violence and sexual offences25.823.6
Anti-social behaviour3.910.7
Burglary3.59.1
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Other theft2.74.5
Public order2.24.6
Other crime0.61.5
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Shoplifting0.28.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Drugs0.02.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 115% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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