Total Crime Rate

66.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 66.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 38.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.0 7/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

High 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 High Street (IP1 3QL) 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 High Street (IP1 3QL), 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 (30/74)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Lloyds Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lloyds Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Public order Lloyds Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Lloyds Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fonnereau Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lloyds Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Providence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Street —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lloyds Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lloyds Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lloyds Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lloyds Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lloyds Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Providence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Providence Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lloyds Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tower Ramparts Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Westgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Westgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westgate Street Under investigation
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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