Total Crime Rate

102.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 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 102.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.9 9/10
  • Public order 19.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lydgate Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Chilton , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 313 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 Lydgate Road (IP14 1LY) in the last 12 months was 102.0 per 1,000 residents and was 105.3% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 75.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lydgate Road (IP14 1LY), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Lydgate Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Recreation Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft English Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Delius Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Delius Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Soames Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Curwen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Curwen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsmead Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Recreation Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Recreation Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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