Total Crime Rate
385.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Crown Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Alexandra , and the 12th highest crime rate of 432 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 Crown Street (IP1 3LG) in the last 12 months was 385.0 per 1,000 residents and was 55.5% 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 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 77 (≈ 192.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Crown Street (IP1 3LG), the main crime hotspot is near Lloyds Avenue. Police recorded 211 crimes here, including 68 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Alexandra| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lloyds Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Friars Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Black Horse Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crown Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Crown Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Crown Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Crown Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lloyds Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Providence Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lloyds Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lloyds Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Black Horse Lane | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Black Horse Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Matthew'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Providence Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Coytes Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Matthew'S Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cecil Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bedford Street | Under investigation |
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