Total Crime Rate

35.7 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 35.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.1 3/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Library Mews area has the 11th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Deben , and the 417th highest crime rate of 853 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 Library Mews (IP12 2BF) in the last 12 months was 35.7 per 1,000 residents and was 6.0% higher than the Deben average (33.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 20.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Library Mews (IP12 2BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sycamore Drive, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maple Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Library Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hercules Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sycamore Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Knight Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Magnolia Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pine Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Pine Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willow Way —
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Data Sources

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