Crime Rate in Westgate, ward

Westgate has the 2nd highest crime rate of 16 wards in Ipswich district and the 632nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 47th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Westgate in the last 12 months was 151.5 per 1,000 residents and was 57.3% higher than the Ipswich district average (96.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Westgate’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 569 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 12 cases , down -20.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 136.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 725 (≈ 72.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Westgate ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 199 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.