Total Crime Rate

37.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.3 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 37.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 31.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • 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
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

The Chestnuts area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Sprites , and the 129th lowest crime rate of 429 local areas in Ipswich .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Chestnuts (IP2 9TB) in the last 12 months was 37.0 per 1,000 residents and was 53.4% lower than the Sprites average (79.5 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 83.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Chestnuts (IP2 9TB), the main crime hotspot is near Pin Mill Close. Police recorded 16 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 The Chestnuts area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Didsbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Greenfinch Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Didsbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Milnrow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woolverstone Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Laburnum Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bramblewood —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Laburnum Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laburnum Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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