Total Crime Rate

42.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 42.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.8 10/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 11th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Castle Hill , and the 156th lowest 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 6DW) in the last 12 months was 42.6 per 1,000 residents and was 33.9% lower than the Castle Hill average (64.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chesterfield Drive (IP1 6DW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chesterfield Drive, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Raphael Court (10 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 (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Beechcroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Kelvin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chelsea Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mansfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Preston Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Beechcroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Raphael Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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