Total Crime Rate
42.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ranson Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Battisford & Ringshall , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 309 local areas in Mid Suffolk .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ranson Road (IP6 8BU) in the last 12 months was 42.2 per 1,000 residents and was 169.2% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ranson Road (IP6 8BU), the main crime hotspot is near Cedar Walk. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Needham Market| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Quinton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ranson Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ranson Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cedar Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Quinton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Quinton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Quinton Road | Under investigation |
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