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

Ainslie 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 Ainslie Road (IP1 2JU) 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 Ainslie Road (IP1 2JU), 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 Ainslie Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Handford Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Sirdar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ainslie Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Firmin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gaye Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Dillwyn Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Gates Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gaye Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gaye Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gaye Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gaye Street
Sep 2025Robbery Wilberforce Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Granville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Benezet Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Wellington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarkson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Handford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Benezet Street 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Bulwer Road Action to be taken by another organisation

Data Sources

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