Total Crime Rate

137.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.8 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 137.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 81.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.3 9/10
  • Drugs 18.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Robbery 11.2 9/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Recreation Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Chilton , and the 13th highest crime rate of 309 local areas in Mid Suffolk .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Recreation Road (IP14 1JT) in the last 12 months was 137.6 per 1,000 residents and was 155.5% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 81.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Recreation Road (IP14 1JT), 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.

Crime Over Time in Recreation Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Violet Hill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Tree Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Tree Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Tree Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Childer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kettlelea Court —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kettlelea Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Kettlelea Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Violet Hill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Violet Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Violet Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Violet Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Walnut Tree Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B1115 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Violet Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lucena Court —
Apr 2026Drugs Kent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsmead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Recreation Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsmead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lydgate Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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