Crime Rate in Whitton, ward

Whitton has the 8th highest crime rate of 16 wards in Ipswich district and the 2454th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 216th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Whitton in the last 12 months was 84.8 per 1,000 residents and was 12.0% lower than the Ipswich district average (96.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Whitton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 305 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 122.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -26.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 357 (≈ 42.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Whitton ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Shopping Area, with 63 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Parnell Road (25 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.