Total Crime Rate
5.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hintlesham Close area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 109 local areas in Carlford & Fynn Valley , and the 31st lowest crime rate of 850 local areas in East Suffolk .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hintlesham Close (IP4 5YD) in the last 12 months was 5.9 per 1,000 residents and was 81.4% lower than the Carlford & Fynn Valley average (31.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime 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.
In the area around Hintlesham Close (IP4 5YD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shrubland Drive, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Western Close (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Rushmere St Andrew| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blair Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blair Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bladen Drive | Under investigation |
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