Total Crime Rate

319.5 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 319.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.3 10/10
  • Drugs 32.0 10/10
  • Other theft 28.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.6 8/10
  • Public order 22.4 9/10
  • Burglary 19.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.8 10/10
  • Robbery 9.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Norwich Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Alexandra , and the 19th 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 Norwich Road (IP1 2NL) in the last 12 months was 319.5 per 1,000 residents and was 29.1% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 150.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norwich Road (IP1 2NL), the main crime hotspot is near Beaufort Street. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Norwich Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/54)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bulwer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cecil Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Criminal damage and arson Gaye Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gaye Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beaufort Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beaufort Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Beaufort Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Beaufort Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Beaufort Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Granville Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Granville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Beaufort Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bulwer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Dillwyn Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Benezet Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ainslie Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Wilberforce Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Handford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Handford Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bulwer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bulwer Road Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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