Crime Rates at Portman Road, Ipswich, IP1 2BP

Portman Road area has the highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Gipping , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 432 local areas in Ipswich .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Portman Road (IP1 2BP) in the last 12 months was 774.2 per 1,000 residents and was 484.1% higher than the Gipping average (132.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 84 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 265.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 92 (≈ 494.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 135.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portman Road (IP1 2BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Matthew'S Street, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Little Gipping Street (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.