Total Crime Rate

49.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 49.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.0 8/10
  • Robbery 7.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dobbs Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Kesgrave , and the 298th highest 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 Dobbs Lane (IP5 2QE) in the last 12 months was 49.6 per 1,000 residents and was 121.0% higher than the Kesgrave average (22.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 450.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 49.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 550.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dobbs Lane (IP5 2QE), the main crime hotspot is near Jackson Close. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dobbs Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gayfer Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Copswood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Copswood Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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