Total Crime Rate

137.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 137.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 38.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.5 10/10
  • Other theft 30.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.9 8/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Shoplifting 7.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hawker Drive area has the 5th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Kesgrave , and the 71st highest crime rate of 850 local areas in East Suffolk .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hawker Drive (IP5 3RQ) in the last 12 months was 137.4 per 1,000 residents and was 543.3% higher than the Kesgrave average (21.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 38.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawker Drive (IP5 3RQ), the main crime hotspot is near Martinsyde. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hawker Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Martinsyde Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Martinsyde Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hilton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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