Total Crime Rate
137.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
81.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Elm Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Chilton , and the 13th highest crime rate of 309 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 Elm Road (IP14 1QW) in the last 12 months was 137.6 per 1,000 residents and was 155.5% higher than the Chilton average (53.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 81.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Elm Road (IP14 1QW), the main crime hotspot is near Recreation Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lydgate Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lucena Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsmead Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsmead Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Recreation Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Blackerby Close | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Kent Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cavendish Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Constable Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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