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Crime in IP12

How much crime is recorded in IP12, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
East Suffolk
Region
East of England
Population
31,064 (2024)
Crime

How safe is IP12

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in IP12, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
14.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

IP12National
Violence and sexual offences11.423.6
Burglary6.59.1
Anti-social behaviour2.710.7
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Shoplifting2.38.4
Other crime2.31.5
Other theft2.24.5
Public order1.34.6
Drugs0.92.4
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Robbery0.21.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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