Total Crime Rate

168.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 168.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.2 9/10
  • Other theft 21.0 10/10
  • Public order 21.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Drugs 13.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Maltings Way area has the 12th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Abbeygate , and the 40th highest crime rate of 587 local areas in West 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 Maltings Way (IP32 6EY) in the last 12 months was 168.0 per 1,000 residents and was 22.1% lower than the Abbeygate average (215.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -90.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -90.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 91.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 181.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maltings Way (IP32 6EY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tayfen Terrace (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Maltings Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osier Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Hops Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hops Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tayfen Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Harland Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tayfen Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tayfen Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tayfen Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ipswich Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Station Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tayfen Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maltings Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tayfen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ipswich Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ipswich Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maltings Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Maltings Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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