Postcode · Stowmarket
Crime in IP14 3QL
How much crime is recorded in IP14 3QL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Stowupland, Mendlesham & Bacton
- Council
- Mid Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,222 (2024)
IP14 3QLStowmarket
How safe is IP14 3QL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IP14 3QL area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 3QLNational
Burglary10.89.1
Violence and sexual offences9.123.6
Other theft4.64.5
Public order3.14.6
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Anti-social behaviour1.910.7
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Theft from the person0.62.1
Other crime0.61.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.