Total Crime Rate

52.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 52.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.1 5/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Henley Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in St Margaret's , and the 185th lowest crime rate of 432 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 Henley Road (IP1 3SE) in the last 12 months was 52.8 per 1,000 residents and was 12.2% higher than the St Margaret's average (47.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Henley Road (IP1 3SE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tower Ramparts, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bedford Street (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Henley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Tower Ramparts Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cecil Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Bedford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tower Ramparts Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Upper High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tower Ramparts Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tower Ramparts Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tower Ramparts Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tower Ramparts Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tower Ramparts Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tower Ramparts Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tower Ramparts Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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