Total Crime Rate

193.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 193.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 57.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.1 8/10
  • Other theft 47.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 22.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Top Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Kesgrave , and the 31st highest crime rate of 850 local areas in East Suffolk .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Top Street (IP12 4RB) in the last 12 months was 193.6 per 1,000 residents and was 806.1% higher than the Kesgrave average (21.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 57.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Top Street (IP12 4RB), the main crime hotspot is near Post Office Lane. Police recorded 4 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Top Street area

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Data Sources

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