Total Crime Rate
6.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Main Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Kesgrave , and the 41st 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 Main Road (IP5 2PL) in the last 12 months was 6.7 per 1,000 residents and was 70.0% lower than the Kesgrave average (22.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Main Road (IP5 2PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wards View, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gostling Place (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Kesgrave| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Friends Walk | Under investigation |
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