Crime Rate in St Margaret's, ward

St Margaret's has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 16 wards in Ipswich district and the 2304th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 354th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in St Margaret's in the last 12 months was 47.1 per 1,000 residents and was 51.1% lower than the Ipswich district average (96.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St Margaret's’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 172 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 71.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 193 (≈ 23.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St Margaret's ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Bolton Lane. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.