Total Crime Rate
34.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rectory Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Deben , and the 414th 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 Rectory Road (IP12 3JS) in the last 12 months was 34.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1.6% 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 7 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 Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 17.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rectory Road (IP12 3JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rectory Road, where police recorded 1 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mallard Way (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Deben| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Rectory Road | Under investigation |
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