Total Crime Rate

161.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 161.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 124.2 10/10
  • Other crime 10.1 9/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old School Mews area has the 6th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Chilton , and the 7th 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 Old School Mews (IP14 1ND) in the last 12 months was 161.1 per 1,000 residents and was 224.2% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 134.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old School Mews (IP14 1ND), 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 Old School Mews area

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

Data Sources

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