Total Crime Rate
13.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mount Drive area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 109 local areas in Carlford & Fynn Valley , and the 142nd lowest crime rate of 853 local areas in East Suffolk .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mount Drive (IP3 8UU) in the last 12 months was 13.7 per 1,000 residents and was 54.5% lower than the Carlford & Fynn Valley average (30.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 9.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mount Drive (IP3 8UU), the main crime hotspot is near Purdis Place. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Carlford & Fynn Valley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Purdis Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadow Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Purdis Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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