Total Crime Rate

2.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 2.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Avocet Gardens area has the lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Chilton , and the 2nd lowest crime rate of 309 local areas in Mid Suffolk .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Avocet Gardens (IP14 5UF) in the last 12 months was 2.1 per 1,000 residents and was 96.0% lower than the Chilton average (53.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Avocet Gardens (IP14 5UF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sheerwater Way, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pintail Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Avocet Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pintail Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pintail Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guillemot Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Puffin Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jackdaw Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jackdaw Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Puffin Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kittiwake Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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