Total Crime Rate

71.6 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 71.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Park Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in St Margaret's , and the 202nd highest crime rate of 432 local areas in Ipswich .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Park Road (IP1 3SS) in the last 12 months was 71.6 per 1,000 residents and was 52.2% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Road (IP1 3SS), the main crime hotspot is near Woodstone Avenue. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodstone Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodstone Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodstone Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodstone Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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