Crime Rates at Stowmarket Road, Needham Market, Ipswich, IP6 8ED

Stowmarket Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Chilton , and the 85th 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 Stowmarket Road (IP6 8ED) in the last 12 months was 46.3 per 1,000 residents and was 13.9% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stowmarket Road (IP6 8ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cedar Walk, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Anderson Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.