Total Crime Rate
61.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chelsworth Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Western Felixstowe , and the 231st highest crime rate of 850 local areas in East Suffolk .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chelsworth Road (IP11 2UD) in the last 12 months was 61.2 per 1,000 residents and was 21.3% higher than the Western Felixstowe average (50.4 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chelsworth Road (IP11 2UD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chelsworth Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlotte Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Euston Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Larksway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Larksway | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Larksway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Peewit Hill | Under investigation |
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