Total Crime Rate

884.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 884.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 743.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 70.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.6 8/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Brooks Hall Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Alexandra , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 429 local areas in Ipswich .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brooks Hall Road (IP1 4BY) in the last 12 months was 884.2 per 1,000 residents and was 256.3% higher than the Alexandra average (248.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 212 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 70.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brooks Hall Road (IP1 4BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 244 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Prospect Road (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brooks Hall Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Beaufort Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Blenheim Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Prospect Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broom Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sirdar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westwood Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Westwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brooks Hall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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