Total Crime Rate

87.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 87.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.4 5/10
  • Drugs 17.5 10/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
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

Franciscan Way area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Alexandra , and the 157th highest crime rate of 432 local areas in Ipswich .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Franciscan Way (IP1 1NB) in the last 12 months was 87.7 per 1,000 residents and was 64.6% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 46.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Franciscan Way (IP1 1NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lloyds Avenue, where police recorded 211 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bus/Coach Station (89 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Franciscan Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Black Horse Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Friars Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station 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 2025Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bus/Coach Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Black Horse Lane Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Drugs Commercial Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Black Horse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Black Horse Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Providence Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Providence Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Commercial Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Providence Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cecilia Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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