Crime Rates at Market Place, Stowmarket, IP14 1YY

Market Place 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 Market Place (IP14 1YY) 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 Market Place (IP14 1YY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crowe Street, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ipswich Street (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.