Total Crime Rate

22.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

Apr 2025 - Mar 2026
Latest update: 03.05.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 22.1 2/10
  • Violent crimes 12.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.6 3/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Meadowlands area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Deben , and the 255th lowest crime rate of 847 local areas in East Suffolk .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meadowlands (IP12 2BB) in the last 12 months was 22.1 per 1,000 residents and was 36.4% lower than the Deben average (34.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadowlands (IP12 2BB), the main crime hotspot is near Bullace Lane. Police recorded 3 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Meadowlands area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Bullace Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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