Total Crime Rate
17.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Appledown Drive area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Moreton Hall , and the 110th lowest crime rate of 590 local areas in West 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 Appledown Drive (IP32 7HG) in the last 12 months was 17.7 per 1,000 residents and was 63.4% lower than the Moreton Hall average (48.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Appledown Drive (IP32 7HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Downing Close, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grainger Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Moreton Hall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sheerwater Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grainger Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cobb Close | Under investigation |
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