Total Crime Rate

269.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 269.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 113.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.7 8/10
  • Public order 22.7 9/10
  • Other theft 19.9 10/10
  • Burglary 14.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.7 8/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 14th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Alexandra , and the 32nd 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 2JS) in the last 12 months was 269.9 per 1,000 residents and was 9.0% higher 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 142.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Providence Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Dillwyn Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Providence Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prospect Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wellington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gaye Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gaye Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gaye Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sirdar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gaye Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gaye Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarkson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stopford Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Surrey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Beaufort Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Beaufort Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Beaufort Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Firmin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Beaufort Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beaufort Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Stopford Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beaufort Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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