Total Crime Rate

110.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 110.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 68.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Canham Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Gipping , and the 118th highest crime rate of 429 local areas in Ipswich .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Canham Street (IP1 2BU) in the last 12 months was 110.5 per 1,000 residents and was 20.6% lower than the Gipping average (139.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 68.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canham Street (IP1 2BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Matthew'S Street, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Little Gipping Street (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Canham Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curriers' Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Elm Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curriers' Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curriers' Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Civic Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Civic Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Black Horse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Black Horse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Black Horse Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Black Horse Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Black Horse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft St Matthew'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Matthew'S Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Matthew'S Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Matthew'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cecilia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrack Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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