Crime Rates at Princes Street, Ipswich, IP1 1QU

Princes Street area has the highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Alexandra , and the 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 Princes Street (IP1 1QU) in the last 12 months was 1795.5 per 1,000 residents and was 625.4% 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 322 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 427 (≈ 959.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princes Street (IP1 1QU), 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.