Total Crime Rate

336.6 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 336.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 152.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 58.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Other theft 16.2 9/10
  • Public order 16.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.5 7/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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 9th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Alexandra , and the 14th 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 2LP) in the last 12 months was 336.6 per 1,000 residents and was 36.0% 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 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 184.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bramford Road (IP1 2LP), 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 Bramford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Providence Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Providence Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Stopford Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Wellington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Road
Sep 2025Other theft Waterloo Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ainslie Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bulwer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Wilberforce Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sirdar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stopford Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft 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 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brooks Hall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prospect Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Gates Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Surrey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Surrey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Stopford Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bulwer Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other theft Beaufort Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Beaufort Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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