Postcode · Stowmarket
Crime in IP14 1HZ
How much crime is recorded in IP14 1HZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Stowmarket East & Needham Market North
- Council
- Mid Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,806 (2024)
IP14 1HZStowmarket
How safe is IP14 1HZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IP14 1HZ area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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).
IP14 1HZNational
Violence and sexual offences18.923.6
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Public order4.14.6
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Burglary2.69.1
Drugs2.22.4
Other crime1.61.5
Other theft1.54.5
Shoplifting1.58.4
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.