Postcode · Stowmarket
Crime in IP14 1SH
How much crime is recorded in IP14 1SH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Stowmarket Outer, Finborough & Battisford
- Council
- Mid Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,734 (2024)
IP14 1SHStowmarket
How safe is IP14 1SH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IP14 1SH 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
21.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 1SHNational
Violence and sexual offences19.523.6
Anti-social behaviour4.310.7
Public order3.34.6
Other theft2.84.5
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Drugs1.32.4
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.