Total Crime Rate

163.1 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 163.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 49.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.0 8/10
  • Other theft 21.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Drugs 12.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.2 8/10
  • Robbery 6.2 7/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

The Grove area has the 5th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Chilton , and the 6th highest crime rate of 313 local areas in Mid Suffolk .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Grove (IP14 1RR) in the last 12 months was 163.1 per 1,000 residents and was 228.3% higher than the Chilton average (49.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 49.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -48.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Grove (IP14 1RR), the main crime hotspot is near Ipswich Street. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ipswich Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ipswich Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Ipswich Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Milton Road South Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Ipswich Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ipswich Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gipping Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ipswich Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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