Total Crime Rate
80.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chepstow Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Eastern Felixstowe , and the 160th highest crime rate of 850 local areas in East Suffolk .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chepstow Road (IP11 9BU) in the last 12 months was 80.8 per 1,000 residents and was 57.4% higher than the Eastern Felixstowe average (51.3 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 Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chepstow Road (IP11 9BU), the main crime hotspot is near Crown Street. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rogers Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Chester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Devon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Devon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Devon Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Chepstow Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Margaret Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Margaret Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Alexandra Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alexandra Road | — |
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