Total Crime Rate
80.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Church Hill area has the 8th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Kelsale & Yoxford , and the 167th highest crime rate of 853 local areas in East Suffolk .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Church Hill (IP17 1EU) in the last 12 months was 80.8 per 1,000 residents and was 106.8% higher than the Kelsale & Yoxford average (39.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 50.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Hill (IP17 1EU), the main crime hotspot is near Warren Avenue. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Kelsale & Yoxford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Warren Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warren Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warren Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Close | Under investigation |
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