Crime Rates at Wolsey Road, Stowmarket, IP14 1LX

Wolsey Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Chilton , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 313 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 Wolsey Road (IP14 1LX) in the last 12 months was 205.6 per 1,000 residents and was 313.8% higher 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 1100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 144.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 90.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wolsey Road (IP14 1LX), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.