Total Crime Rate

193.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 193.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.9 10/10
  • Other theft 26.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bulwer Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Alexandra , and the 46th 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 Bulwer Road (IP1 2JR) in the last 12 months was 193.9 per 1,000 residents and was 21.7% lower than the Alexandra average (247.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -81.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 110.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bulwer Road (IP1 2JR), the main crime hotspot is near Prospect Road. Police recorded 69 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 (30/59)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Providence Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beaufort Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Beaufort Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beaufort Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beaufort Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Beaufort Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Beaufort Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Beaufort Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Beaufort Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bulwer Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ainslie Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Handford Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Handford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stevenson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stevenson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Gates Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Dillwyn Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bulwer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bulwer Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other theft Waterloo Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sirdar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gaye Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gaye Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prospect Road —
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Data Sources

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