Total Crime Rate
112.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
77.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ixworth Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Elmswell & Woolpit , and the 21st highest crime rate of 309 local areas in Mid Suffolk .
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 Ixworth Road (IP31 3QE) in the last 12 months was 112.6 per 1,000 residents and was 131.3% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 77.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ixworth Road (IP31 3QE), the main crime hotspot is near Meadow Lane. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Thurston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedars Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Pheasant Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Rylands Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cloverfields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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