Total Crime Rate

22.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 22.6 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lavenham Way area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Chilton , and the 120th lowest 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 Lavenham Way (IP14 2PQ) in the last 12 months was 22.6 per 1,000 residents and was 54.6% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 6 cases , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lavenham Way (IP14 2PQ), the main crime hotspot is near Needham Road. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lavenham Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Needham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Needham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Needham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Needham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boxford Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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