Total Crime Rate
3.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mendip Drive area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 109 local areas in Carlford & Fynn Valley , and the 5th lowest crime rate of 853 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 Mendip Drive (IP5 1AU) in the last 12 months was 3.1 per 1,000 residents and was 89.6% lower than the Carlford & Fynn Valley average (30.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Possession of weapons with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mendip Drive (IP5 1AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ditchingham Grove, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Agnes Way (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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