Total Crime Rate

135.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 135.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 49.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 16.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Drugs 12.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 5/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Battisford & Ringshall , and the 14th highest crime rate of 309 local areas in Mid 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 High Street (IP6 8AN) in the last 12 months was 135.3 per 1,000 residents and was 762.6% higher than the Battisford & Ringshall average (15.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 49.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (IP6 8AN), the main crime hotspot is near Pump Street. Police recorded 16 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 High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Luff Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luff Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft The Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft The Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Causeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King William Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Jubilee Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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