Crime Rate in St John's, ward

St John's has the 4th lowest crime rate of 16 wards in Ipswich district and the 3232nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 449th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in St John's in the last 12 months was 57.5 per 1,000 residents and was 40.3% lower than the Ipswich district average (96.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St John's’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 318 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 375 (≈ 38.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St John's ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Lattice Avenue. Police recorded 93 crimes here, including 87 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.