Total Crime Rate

84.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 84.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ixworth Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Elmswell & Woolpit , and the 36th highest crime rate of 313 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 84.4 per 1,000 residents and was 84.7% higher than the Elmswell & Woolpit average (45.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 58.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 91.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ixworth Road (IP31 3QE), the main crime hotspot is near Meadow Lane. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ixworth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedars Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedars Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadow Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadow Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadow Lane —
Sep 2025Burglary Rylands Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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