Crime Rate in Rushmere, ward

Rushmere has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 16 wards in Ipswich district and the 2518th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 366th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Rushmere in the last 12 months was 48.1 per 1,000 residents and was 51.3% lower than the Ipswich district average (98.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Rushmere’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 195 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 227 (≈ 27.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Rushmere ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.