Total Crime Rate

224.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

117.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 224.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 117.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 110.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.6 8/10
  • Other theft 26.6 10/10
  • Drugs 22.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Bulwer Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Alexandra , and the 38th highest crime rate of 429 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 Bulwer Road (IP1 2JR) in the last 12 months was 224.3 per 1,000 residents and was 9.6% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 117.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bulwer Road (IP1 2JR), 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 Bulwer Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/67)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elliott Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rendlesham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gaye Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gaye Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gaye Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gaye Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Gaye Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elliott Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stevenson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rendlesham Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Stevenson Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elliott Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elliott Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order Emlen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wilberforce Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Prospect Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rendlesham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Granville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Granville Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Granville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Granville Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Handford Cut Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Handford Cut Under investigation
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Data Sources

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