Total Crime Rate

508.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

194.2 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 508.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 203.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 194.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 168.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.7 10/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Robbery 6.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
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

Stopford Court area has the 5th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Alexandra , and the 10th highest crime rate of 429 local areas in Ipswich .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stopford Court (IP1 2NE) in the last 12 months was 508.1 per 1,000 residents and was 104.8% higher than the Alexandra average (248.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 142.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 194.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stopford Court (IP1 2NE), 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 Stopford Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/75)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Surrey Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gaye Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Robbery Granville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Granville Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Granville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Granville Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarkson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarkson Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alpe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gaye Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gaye Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gaye Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Gaye Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stevenson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Stevenson Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Wilberforce Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dillwyn Street West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bulwer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elliott Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Surrey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Surrey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Surrey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Surrey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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