Crime Rates at Gilbert Close, Needham Market, Ipswich, IP6 8XQ

Gilbert Close 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 Gilbert Close (IP6 8XQ) 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 Gilbert Close (IP6 8XQ), 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.