Total Crime Rate

146.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 146.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 89.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.9 9/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.7 10/10
  • Public order 10.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
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

Berners Street area has the 25th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Alexandra , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 429 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 Berners Street (IP1 3LN) in the last 12 months was 146.4 per 1,000 residents and was 41.0% lower than the Alexandra average (248.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 89.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Berners Street (IP1 3LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Providence Street, where police recorded 71 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Little Gipping Street (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Berners Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Matthew'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Providence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Redan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gymnasium Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gymnasium Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Black Horse Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrack Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Providence Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Providence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Providence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Providence Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Providence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Berners Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Georges Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Georges Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Civic Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Civic Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dykes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Black Horse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Black Horse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Geneva Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Black Horse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Redan Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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