Total Crime Rate

29.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

22.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

Nov 2024 - Oct 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 29.9 3/10
  • Violent crimes 22.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Union Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Battisford & Ringshall , and the 156th lowest crime rate of 312 local areas in Mid Suffolk .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Union Road (IP14 1HL) in the last 12 months was 29.9 per 1,000 residents and was 48.5% higher than the Battisford & Ringshall average (20.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 977.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Union Road (IP14 1HL), the main crime hotspot is near Union Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Union Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Onehouse Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Mallard Way Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Road Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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