Total Crime Rate
22.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hercules Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Deben , and the 272nd lowest 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 Hercules Road (IP12 2GP) in the last 12 months was 22.8 per 1,000 residents and was 32.4% lower 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 9.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hercules Road (IP12 2GP), the main crime hotspot is near Maple Close. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Deben| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pine Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hercules Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pine Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Willow Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Magnolia Drive | Action to be taken by another organisation |
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