Total Crime Rate

132.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.0 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 132.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 68.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.6 10/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Benezet Street area has the 26th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Alexandra , and the 86th 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 Benezet Street (IP1 2JQ) in the last 12 months was 132.7 per 1,000 residents and was 46.5% lower than the Alexandra average (248.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 68.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Benezet Street (IP1 2JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Prospect Road. Police recorded 119 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Benezet Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/64)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Gaye Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ainslie Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bulwer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bulwer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dillwyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrack Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gymnasium Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gymnasium Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ainslie Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bulwer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ainslie Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ainslie Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Redan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dillwyn Street West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bulwer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bulwer Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stopford Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rendlesham Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rendlesham Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rendlesham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rendlesham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Prospect Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bulwer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Beaufort Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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