Total Crime Rate

47.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 47.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 3/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ipswich Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Chilton , and the 86th highest crime rate of 313 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 Ipswich Road (IP14 1BW) in the last 12 months was 47.0 per 1,000 residents and was 5.4% lower than the Chilton average (49.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ipswich Road (IP14 1BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gipping Way, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Square (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ipswich Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gipping Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Victory Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Victory Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ipswich Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

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