Crime Rates at High Street, Needham Market, Ipswich, IP6 8DW

High Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Chilton , and the 17th highest crime rate of 313 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 116.1 per 1,000 residents and was 133.7% higher than the Chilton average (49.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 39.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (IP6 8DW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gilbert Close, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Causeway (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.