Postcode · Stowmarket
Crime in IP14 1WB
How much crime is recorded in IP14 1WB, 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
- 2,152 (2024)
IP14 1WBStowmarket
How safe is IP14 1WB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IP14 1WB area, 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
13.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
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 1WBNational
Violence and sexual offences12.623.6
Burglary3.49.1
Public order1.74.6
Other theft1.54.5
Anti-social behaviour1.010.7
Drugs0.72.4
Other crime0.71.5
Criminal damage and arson0.64.7
Shoplifting0.38.4
Robbery0.01.4
Vehicle crime0.03.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
2
5
8
10
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.