Total Crime Rate

224.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

120.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 224.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 120.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.9 9/10
  • Public order 34.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Other crime 11.6 10/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Thompson Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Alexandra , and the 37th 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 Thompson Road (IP1 4EX) in the last 12 months was 224.8 per 1,000 residents and was 9.4% lower than the Alexandra average (248.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 120.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thompson Road (IP1 4EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Matson Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Thompson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Matson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brookfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Brookfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Richmond Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Richmond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Edward Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Matson Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thompson Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Lister Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Surbiton Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redhill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Surbiton Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other crime Kingston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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