Crime Rates at Elsmere Road, Ipswich, IP1 3SZ

Elsmere Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in St Margaret's , and the 201st 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 Elsmere Road (IP1 3SZ) in the last 12 months was 66.1 per 1,000 residents and was 45.7% higher than the St Margaret's average (45.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 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 ( 27.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 41.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elsmere Road (IP1 3SZ), the main crime hotspot is near Park Road. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.