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

Princes Street 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 Princes Street (IP1 1QH) 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 Princes Street (IP1 1QH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 109 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Princes Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burrell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Chancery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Commercial Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Commercial Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Gipping Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Gipping Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Gipping Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Commercial Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B1073 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B1073 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Willoughby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wolsey Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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