Total Crime Rate

38.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 38.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 27.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 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
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Montagu Drive area has the 16th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Kelsale & Yoxford , and the 399th highest crime rate of 850 local areas in East 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 Montagu Drive (IP17 1FN) in the last 12 months was 38.6 per 1,000 residents and was 7.7% lower than the Kelsale & Yoxford average (41.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 27.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Montagu Drive (IP17 1FN), the main crime hotspot is near Montagu Drive. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Montagu Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mayflower Avenue —
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Data Sources

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