Total Crime Rate

145.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 145.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.9 10/10
  • Other theft 15.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 3/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hamilton Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Eastern Felixstowe , and the 58th highest crime rate of 853 local areas in East Suffolk .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hamilton Road (IP11 7AX) in the last 12 months was 145.1 per 1,000 residents and was 168.0% higher than the Eastern Felixstowe average (54.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 86.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hamilton Road (IP11 7AX), the main crime hotspot is near Bent Hill. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hamilton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Bent Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B1082 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobbold Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cobbold Road
Sep 2025Robbery Penfold Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wolsey Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bent Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Penfold Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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