Total Crime Rate
10.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Elmers Lane area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Kesgrave , and the 93rd 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 Elmers Lane (IP5 2GW) in the last 12 months was 10.0 per 1,000 residents and was 55.5% lower than the Kesgrave average (22.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Elmers Lane (IP5 2GW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pepper Place, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ropes Drive (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Kesgrave| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pepper Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spindler Close | Under investigation |
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