Total Crime Rate

72.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.1 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 72.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 36.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.0 7/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Diss Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Bacton , and the 44th highest crime rate of 309 local areas in Mid Suffolk .

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 Diss Road (IP22 1NJ) in the last 12 months was 72.2 per 1,000 residents and was 182.6% higher than the Bacton average (25.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 36.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Diss Road (IP22 1NJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hinderclay Road, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pottery Hill (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Diss Road area

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Data Sources

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