Total Crime Rate

144.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 144.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 53.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 38.4 8/10
  • Other theft 17.7 9/10
  • Drugs 14.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Combs Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Chilton , and the 10th highest crime rate of 309 local areas in Mid Suffolk .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Combs Lane (IP14 2DB) in the last 12 months was 144.5 per 1,000 residents and was 168.5% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 53.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Combs Lane (IP14 2DB), the main crime hotspot is near Hill Rise. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Combs Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wayside Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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