Total Crime Rate
10.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ropes Drive area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Kesgrave , and the 82nd 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 Ropes Drive (IP5 2BR) in the last 12 months was 10.0 per 1,000 residents and was 53.2% lower than the Kesgrave average (21.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , 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 Ropes Drive (IP5 2BR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Peasey Gardens, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Spindler Close (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Kesgrave| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walker Chase | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Butler Smith Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Peasey Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Peasey Gardens | Under investigation |
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