Total Crime Rate

142.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.9 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 142.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 90.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Millfield Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Kelsale & Yoxford , and the 63rd 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 Millfield Close (IP17 1XH) in the last 12 months was 142.3 per 1,000 residents and was 239.8% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 90.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Millfield Close (IP17 1XH), the main crime hotspot is near Millfield Close. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Millfield Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Seaman Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Fisher Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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