Crime Rates at Eastward Place, Stowmarket, IP14 1HB

Eastward Place area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Chilton , and the 4th 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 Eastward Place (IP14 1HB) in the last 12 months was 190.4 per 1,000 residents and was 253.6% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 116.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eastward Place (IP14 1HB), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.