Total Crime Rate

218.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 218.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 98.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 58.5 8/10
  • Other theft 24.6 10/10
  • Drugs 15.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Public order 12.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Chestnut Grove area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Chilton , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 309 local areas in Mid Suffolk .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chestnut Grove (IP14 1AG) in the last 12 months was 218.5 per 1,000 residents and was 305.8% higher than the Chilton average (53.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 98.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chestnut Grove (IP14 1AG), the main crime hotspot is near Ipswich Street. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Chestnut Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gipping Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A1308 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Woodfield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gipping Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ipswich Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ipswich Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ipswich Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ipswich Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Stricklands Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stricklands Road Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 10 of 10

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑