Total Crime Rate
420.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The Chase area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Kesgrave , and the 8th highest crime rate of 853 local areas in East Suffolk .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around The Chase (IP5 3QT) in the last 12 months was 420.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1772.7% higher than the Kesgrave average (22.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -68.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 98.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Chase (IP5 3QT), the main crime hotspot is near Peel Yard. Police recorded 169 crimes here, including 75 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Kesgrave| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Peel Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Peel Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Peel Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Peel Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Peel Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peel Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peel Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Peel Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Peel Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Peel Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | The Paddocks | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Peel Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Peel Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Peel Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Peel Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Peel Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hunters Ride | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hunters Ride | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hunters Ride | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burgess Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burgess Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | The Paddocks | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Paddocks | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Paddocks | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Paddocks | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Paddocks | Awaiting court outcome |
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