Total Crime Rate
37.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Penryn Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Carlford & Fynn Valley , and the 409th highest 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 Penryn Road (IP5 1JX) in the last 12 months was 37.9 per 1,000 residents and was 19.2% higher than the Carlford & Fynn Valley average (31.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 88.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Penryn Road (IP5 1JX), the main crime hotspot is near Bodmin Close. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Kesgrave| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Histon Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Histon Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Truro Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Truro Crescent | Under investigation |
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