Total Crime Rate

1795.5 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 1795.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 723.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 260.7 10/10
  • Public order 191.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 155.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 110.1 10/10
  • Other theft 105.6 10/10
  • Drugs 98.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 38.2 10/10
  • Other crime 29.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 27.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 24.7 10/10
  • Robbery 20.2 10/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
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

Falcon 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 Falcon Street (IP1 1SH) 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 Falcon Street (IP1 1SH), 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 Falcon Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Tower Ramparts Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Northgate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order King Street Under investigation
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 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Silent Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northgate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northgate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Northgate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Northgate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Northgate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Northgate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Coytes Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Black Horse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Upper Brook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting B1076 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting B1076 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting B1076 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Upper Brook Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Upper Brook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Brook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Providence Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Providence Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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