Total Crime Rate

74.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 74.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 15.5 6/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Holst Mead area has the 19th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Chilton , and the 43rd 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 Holst Mead (IP14 1TD) in the last 12 months was 74.5 per 1,000 residents and was 50.0% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 46.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 275.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holst Mead (IP14 1TD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Delius Close, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Courtyard (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Holst Mead area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Delius Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsmead Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Delius Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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