Total Crime Rate

56.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 56.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Shoplifting 7.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Violet Hill Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Chilton , and the 61st highest crime rate of 313 local areas in Mid Suffolk .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Violet Hill Road (IP14 1NB) in the last 12 months was 56.7 per 1,000 residents and was 14.2% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Violet Hill Road (IP14 1NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Police Station, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Violet Hill Road (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Violet Hill Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kettlelea Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kettlelea Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kettlelea Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Violet Hill Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kettlelea Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crowe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crowe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crowe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crowe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Temple Bar Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Childer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walnut Tree Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pound Lane
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation

Data Sources

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