Total Crime Rate

365.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

162.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 365.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 162.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 127.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 92.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.5 10/10
  • Public order 20.0 9/10
  • Drugs 17.5 10/10
  • Other theft 15.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Other crime 7.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.5 9/10
  • Robbery 7.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.0 7/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
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

High Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Alexandra , and the 16th highest crime rate of 429 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 High Street (IP1 3QJ) in the last 12 months was 365.0 per 1,000 residents and was 47.1% higher 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 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 162.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (IP1 3QJ), the main crime hotspot is near Lloyds Avenue. Police recorded 181 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/81)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lloyds Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Coytes Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curriers' Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curriers' Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Providence Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Providence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Providence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Providence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Providence Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Providence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Crown Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fonnereau Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fonnereau Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Berners Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lloyds Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Lloyds Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Matthew'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Matthew'S Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Matthew'S Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curriers' Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lloyds Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft St Matthew'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Georges Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westgate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westgate Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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