Total Crime Rate
266.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
167.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Black Tiles Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Kesgrave , and the 19th highest crime rate of 850 local areas in East Suffolk .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Black Tiles Lane (IP12 4TQ) in the last 12 months was 266.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1147.3% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -5.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 167.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 159.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Black Tiles Lane (IP12 4TQ), the main crime hotspot is near Carol Avenue. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carol Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Carol Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Carol Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Carol Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Carol Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carol Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carol Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carol Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carol Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carol Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carol Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carol Avenue | Under investigation |
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