Total Crime Rate
20.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pontins Walk area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Kesgrave , and the 230th 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 Pontins Walk (IP5 2BW) in the last 12 months was 20.1 per 1,000 residents and was 10.3% lower than the Kesgrave average (22.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 6.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pontins Walk (IP5 2BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hares Close, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Deben Valley Drive (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Kesgrave| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Peasey Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Godbold Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Banthorpe Grove | Under investigation |
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