Total Crime Rate

39.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 39.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 29.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Anglesea Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in St Margaret's , and the 140th lowest crime rate of 429 local areas in Ipswich .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Anglesea Road (IP1 3NG) in the last 12 months was 39.6 per 1,000 residents and was 12.8% lower than the St Margaret's average (45.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Anglesea Road (IP1 3NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Matthew'S Street, where police recorded 64 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.

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Crime Over Time in Anglesea Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Matthew'S Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Matthew'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Matthew'S Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Matthew'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Berners Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Street
Apr 2026Other crime Geneva Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Redan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dykes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Georges Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Anglesea Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Georges Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft St Matthew'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Redan Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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