Total Crime Rate
6.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Salehurst Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 109 local areas in Carlford & Fynn Valley , and the 35th lowest crime rate of 850 local areas in East 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 Salehurst Road (IP3 8RY) in the last 12 months was 6.4 per 1,000 residents and was 79.9% lower than the Carlford & Fynn Valley average (31.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , 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 1 (≈ 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -91.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Salehurst Road (IP3 8RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dorchester Road, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lulworth Avenue (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Rushmere St Andrew| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorchester Road | Under investigation |
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