Crime Rates at Chesterton Close, Ipswich, IP2 9UQ

Chesterton Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Stoke Park , and the 143rd highest crime rate of 429 local areas in Ipswich .

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 Chesterton Close (IP2 9UQ) in the last 12 months was 96.2 per 1,000 residents and was 36.0% higher than the Stoke Park average (70.8 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 Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 63.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chesterton Close (IP2 9UQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Magdalene Close, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Peterhouse Close (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.