Total Crime Rate

688.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 688.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 188.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 188.6 10/10
  • Public order 63.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 57.2 10/10
  • Other theft 44.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.8 9/10
  • Drugs 27.5 10/10
  • Robbery 21.2 10/10
  • Burglary 17.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.4 8/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dial Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Alexandra , and the 4th highest crime rate of 432 local areas in Ipswich .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dial Lane (IP1 1DL) in the last 12 months was 688.6 per 1,000 residents and was 178.2% higher than the Alexandra average (247.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 89 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 62.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 136 (≈ 288.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dial Lane (IP1 1DL), the main crime hotspot is near Dogs Head Street. Police recorded 244 crimes here, including 155 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dial Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dogs Head Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Rose Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Lower Brook Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Brook Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Brook Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cutler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cutler Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lloyds Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Lloyds Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Lloyds Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lloyds Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting B1076 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B1076 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting B1076 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting B1076 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bus/Coach Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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