Postcode district · Leiston
Crime in IP16
How much crime is recorded in IP16, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- East Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 10,178 (2024)
IP16Postcode district · Leiston
How safe is IP16
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in IP16, 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
22.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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).
IP16National
Violence and sexual offences19.723.6
Shoplifting9.48.4
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Burglary3.69.1
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Other theft2.54.5
Public order1.74.6
Other crime1.01.5
Robbery0.91.4
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Drugs0.82.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% 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.