Crime Rates at Berners Street, Ipswich, IP1 3LU

Berners Street area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Alexandra , and the 200th highest crime rate of 429 local areas in Ipswich .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Berners Street (IP1 3LU) in the last 12 months was 66.2 per 1,000 residents and was 73.3% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 125.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 38.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -92.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Berners Street (IP1 3LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Providence Street, where police recorded 71 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bedford Street (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.