Postcode · Stowmarket
Crime in IP14 2RS
How much crime is recorded in IP14 2RS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Needham Market South & Great Blakenham
- Council
- Mid Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,012 (2024)
IP14 2RSStowmarket
How safe is IP14 2RS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 3.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IP14 2RS area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
3.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
7
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 2RSNational
Violence and sexual offences2.823.6
Other crime1.41.5
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Other theft0.74.5
Anti-social behaviour0.010.7
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 68% 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.