Total Crime Rate

73.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 73.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.1 4/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • 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
  • Possession of weapons 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

Chesterfield Drive area has the 8th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Castle Hill , and the 198th highest crime rate of 432 local areas in Ipswich .

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 Chesterfield Drive (IP1 6DL) in the last 12 months was 73.9 per 1,000 residents and was 14.8% higher than the Castle Hill average (64.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chesterfield Drive (IP1 6DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Meredith Road, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shakespeare Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chesterfield Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Mansfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Browning Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Browning Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malkin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Meredith Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Meredith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Meredith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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