Crime Rates at Crescent Road, Ipswich, IP1 2EX

Crescent Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Gipping , and the 47th 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 Crescent Road (IP1 2EX) in the last 12 months was 191.0 per 1,000 residents and was 44.1% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 116.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crescent Road (IP1 2EX), 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.