Crime Rate in Whitton, ward

Whitton has the 7th highest crime rate of 16 wards in Ipswich district and the 2006th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 182nd highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Whitton in the last 12 months was 91.7 per 1,000 residents and was 8.6% lower than the Ipswich district average (100.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Whitton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 337 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -34.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 388 (≈ 46.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Whitton ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Shopping Area, with 80 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Parnell Road (30 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.