Total Crime Rate

161.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 161.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 87.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.0 10/10
  • Other theft 22.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 6/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Shoplifting 5.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Elmswell & Woolpit , and the 6th highest crime rate of 309 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 Old Street (IP14 3NX) in the last 12 months was 161.5 per 1,000 residents and was 231.8% higher than the Elmswell & Woolpit average (48.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 87.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 84.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Street (IP14 3NX), the main crime hotspot is near Fishponds Way. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Old Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eve Balfour Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church View Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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