Total Crime Rate

158.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.1 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 158.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 50.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 50.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.3 7/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

High Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Chilton , and the 7th 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 8DW) in the last 12 months was 158.3 per 1,000 residents and was 194.0% higher than the Chilton average (53.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 50.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (IP6 8DW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cedar Walk, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stowmarket Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft The Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Luff Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cedar Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft The Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King William Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Causeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luff Meadow Under investigation
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Data Sources

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