Total Crime Rate

176.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

107.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 176.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 107.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.4 10/10
  • Other crime 16.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Kingfisher Rise area has the highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Kelsale & Yoxford , and the 38th highest crime rate of 850 local areas in East 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 Kingfisher Rise (IP17 1WE) in the last 12 months was 176.5 per 1,000 residents and was 321.5% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 107.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingfisher Rise (IP17 1WE), the main crime hotspot is near Ashfords Close. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kingfisher Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashfords Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Dove Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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