Crime Rate in St John's, ward

St John's has the 4th lowest crime rate of 16 wards in Ipswich district and the 3268th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 452nd highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in St John's in the last 12 months was 56.6 per 1,000 residents and was 42.8% lower than the Ipswich district average (98.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St John's’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 308 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 106.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 350 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St John's ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Lattice Avenue. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 68 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.