Total Crime Rate

815.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

362.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 815.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 362.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 253.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 231.9 10/10
  • Public order 79.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.7 10/10
  • Drugs 43.5 10/10
  • Other theft 25.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 21.7 10/10
  • Robbery 18.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.9 10/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
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

Market Place area has the highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Chilton , and the highest crime rate of 309 local areas in Mid 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 Market Place (IP14 1DT) in the last 12 months was 815.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1414.2% 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 70 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 100 (≈ 362.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Place (IP14 1DT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crowe Street, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ipswich Street (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Market Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crowe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thurlow Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crowe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stricklands Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stricklands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crowe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ipswich Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Crowe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marriott'S Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marriott'S Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order A1308 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marriott'S Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marriott'S Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kettlelea Court —
Apr 2026Public order Ipswich Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Kettlelea Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kettlelea Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ipswich Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Ipswich Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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