Total Crime Rate

42.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 42.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.4 5/10
  • Other crime 9.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nightjar Grove area has the 10th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Kesgrave , and the 349th highest crime rate of 853 local areas in East Suffolk .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nightjar Grove (IP12 4UF) in the last 12 months was 42.9 per 1,000 residents and was 91.3% higher than the Kesgrave average (22.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nightjar Grove (IP12 4UF), the main crime hotspot is near Carol Avenue. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nightjar Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Carol Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Carol Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carol Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carol Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Carol Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carol Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carol Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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