Total Crime Rate
15.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
4.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Penryn Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 109 local areas in Carlford & Fynn Valley , and the 178th 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 Penryn Road (IP5 1LB) in the last 12 months was 15.9 per 1,000 residents and was 49.8% 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 Burglary with 2 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 1 (≈ 4.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Penryn Road (IP5 1LB), 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Truro Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Truro Crescent | Under investigation |
| 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 | Trinity Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Penzance Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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