Total Crime Rate

50.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 50.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 34.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.4 7/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Takers Lane area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Chilton , and the 77th highest crime rate of 309 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 Takers Lane (IP14 2AA) in the last 12 months was 50.2 per 1,000 residents and was 6.8% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Takers Lane (IP14 2AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gipping Way, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ipswich Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Takers Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Gipping Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Woodfield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gipping Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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