Total Crime Rate

101.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 101.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 73.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Steeles Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Elmswell & Woolpit , and the 26th highest crime rate of 309 local areas in Mid Suffolk .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Steeles Road (IP30 9RD) in the last 12 months was 101.7 per 1,000 residents and was 109.1% higher than the Elmswell & Woolpit average (48.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 73.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Steeles Road (IP30 9RD), the main crime hotspot is near Grange Close. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Steeles Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saffrons Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lanecroft —
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Data Sources

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