Total Crime Rate

49.2 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 49.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.1 9/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Springfield Lane area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Alexandra , and the 173rd lowest 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 Springfield Lane (IP1 4EL) in the last 12 months was 49.2 per 1,000 residents and was 80.1% lower than the Alexandra average (247.5 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 Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Springfield Lane (IP1 4EL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 177 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Springfield Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brookfield Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Springfield Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Springfield Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Springfield Lane
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Chessington Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chessington Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Matson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Matson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Matson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Surbiton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Surbiton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ashcroft Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Windsor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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