Total Crime Rate

233.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

116.5 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 233.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 116.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.9 9/10
  • Other theft 17.1 9/10
  • Public order 17.1 9/10
  • Drugs 11.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 5.7 4/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 15th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Alexandra , and the 36th 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 2JS) in the last 12 months was 233.0 per 1,000 residents and was 6.1% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 116.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bulwer Road (IP1 2JS), 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 (30/64)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Granville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Surrey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sirdar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarkson Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rendlesham Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rendlesham Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Bulwer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Surrey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Surrey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elliott Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other theft Surrey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Surrey Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bulwer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alpe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Handford Cut Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stopford Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stopford Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarkson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elliott Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bulwer Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other theft Firmin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Beaufort Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firmin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elliott Street Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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