Total Crime Rate

173.4 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 173.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.7 10/10
  • Other theft 20.2 10/10
  • Drugs 14.5 9/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.7 9/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Bramford Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Alexandra , and the 54th 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 Bramford Road (IP1 2LJ) in the last 12 months was 173.4 per 1,000 residents and was 29.9% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 106.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bramford Road (IP1 2LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 156 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Prospect Road (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bramford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prospect Road
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Yeoman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yeoman Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yeoman Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yeoman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Stopford Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Farina Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Farina Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sirdar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Gates Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Surrey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Surrey Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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