Total Crime Rate

19.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 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 19.6 2/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Valley Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in St Margaret's , and the 63rd lowest crime rate of 429 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 Valley Road (IP1 4EF) in the last 12 months was 19.6 per 1,000 residents and was 56.8% 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 Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Valley Road (IP1 4EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 244 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Providence Lane (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Valley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo 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 Beaufort Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broom Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Blenheim Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alpe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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