Total Crime Rate
25.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chequer Field area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Deben , and the 314th lowest crime rate of 850 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 Chequer Field (IP12 3TT) in the last 12 months was 25.5 per 1,000 residents and was 25.0% lower than the Deben average (34.0 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 Other theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 15.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chequer Field (IP12 3TT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chequer Field, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mear Close (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Deben| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chequer Field | Action to be taken by another organisation |
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