Total Crime Rate
706.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Tavern Court area has the highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Chilton , and the 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 Tavern Court (IP14 1PL) in the last 12 months was 706.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1322.1% 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 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 85 (≈ 308.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tavern Court (IP14 1PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crowe Street, where police recorded 48 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.
View Crime In Chilton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Crowe Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ipswich Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stowupland Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Violet Hill Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stowupland Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marriott'S Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ipswich Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ipswich Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Marriott'S Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ipswich Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ipswich Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fox Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fox Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fox Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marriott'S Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marriott'S Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Temple Bar Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kettlelea Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kettlelea Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kettlelea Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kettlelea Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marriott'S Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crowe Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Childer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Crowe Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Crowe Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Navigation Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bond Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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