Total Crime Rate

72.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.8 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 72.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 40.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Gipsy Lane area has the 19th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Chilton , and the 45th highest crime rate of 309 local areas in Mid Suffolk .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gipsy Lane (IP6 8DY) in the last 12 months was 72.1 per 1,000 residents and was 33.9% higher than the Chilton average (53.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary 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 13 (≈ 40.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 80.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gipsy Lane (IP6 8DY), 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 Gipsy Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luff Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Steggall Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Steggall Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Freehold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cedar Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Luff Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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