Crime Rate in Westgate, ward

Westgate has the 2nd highest crime rate of 16 wards in Ipswich district and the 492nd highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 40th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Westgate in the last 12 months was 162.7 per 1,000 residents and was 62.1% higher than the Ipswich district average (100.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Westgate’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 572 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 15 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -34.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 709 (≈ 71.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Westgate ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 301 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Prospect Road (37 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.