Total Crime Rate

178.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

80.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

Nov 2024 - Oct 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 178.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 80.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.9 10/10
  • Burglary 25.6 10/10
  • Other theft 18.3 9/10
  • Public order 14.6 8/10
  • Drugs 11.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Needham Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Chilton , and the 5th highest crime rate of 312 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 Needham Road (IP14 2QU) in the last 12 months was 178.8 per 1,000 residents and was 246.4% higher than the Chilton average (51.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 350.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 80.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 107.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Needham Road (IP14 2QU), the main crime hotspot is near Needham Road. Police recorded 45 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 Needham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Burglary Needham Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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