Total Crime Rate

13.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 13.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 3.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Paget Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in St Margaret's , and the 37th lowest crime rate of 429 local areas in Ipswich .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Paget Road (IP1 3RP) in the last 12 months was 13.5 per 1,000 residents and was 70.3% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paget Road (IP1 3RP), the main crime hotspot is near Gymnasium Street. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Paget Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Redan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Redan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Geneva Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gymnasium Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gymnasium Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Anglesea Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alpe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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