Total Crime Rate

80.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 80.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.0 8/10
  • Other crime 13.4 10/10
  • 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
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Thomas Arne Close area has the 17th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Chilton , and the 37th highest crime rate of 313 local areas in Mid Suffolk .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thomas Arne Close (IP14 1TF) in the last 12 months was 80.5 per 1,000 residents and was 62.1% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 50.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thomas Arne Close (IP14 1TF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Delius Close, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lydgate Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Thomas Arne Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime St Edmunds Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Soames Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsmead Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Delius Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Delius Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turnpike Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime St Edmunds Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft English Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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