Crap Towns / Kesgrave / Crime

How much crime is there in Kesgrave?

The police recorded 21.5 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Kesgrave from September 2023 to August 2026, 72% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 12.7. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 21.1, down from 22.4 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	22.4	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	21.0	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	21.1	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	12.7	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	2.4	7.0
Other theft	1.7	5.4
Public order	1.3	6.6
Other crime	0.7	2.0
Shoplifting	0.7	7.1
Drugs	0.5	2.4
Vehicle crime	0.5	3.8
Burglary	0.5	3.1
Possession of weapons	0.2	0.8
Bicycle theft	0.2	0.5
Robbery	0.1	0.6
Theft from the person	0.1	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Ipswich	6.2 km	87.2
Harwich	14.7 km	85.8
Walton-on-the-Naze	24.0 km	76.4
Stowmarket	21.4 km	59.7
Leiston	28.3 km	54.8
Felixstowe	12.9 km	53.5
Hadleigh	19.0 km	45.2
Woodbridge	6.0 km	44.3
Needham Market	16.5 km	42.5
Kirby Cross	24.3 km	30.6
Kesgrave	–	21.5
The typical town	–	76.2