Crime Rate in Priory Heath, ward

Priory Heath has the 7th highest crime rate of 16 wards in Ipswich district and the 2359th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 206th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Priory Heath in the last 12 months was 86.6 per 1,000 residents and was 10.1% lower than the Ipswich district average (96.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Priory Heath’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 309 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 4 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 123.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 394 (≈ 41.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Priory Heath ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 115 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Nacton Road (20 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.