Total Crime Rate

49.1 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 49.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Princedale Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Castle Hill , and the 172nd 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 Princedale Close (IP1 4JG) in the last 12 months was 49.1 per 1,000 residents and was 23.8% lower than the Castle Hill average (64.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 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 Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 42.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princedale Close (IP1 4JG), the main crime hotspot is near Elmcroft Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Princedale Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westholme Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmcroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Raphael Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Princedale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Knightsdale Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Beechcroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Beechcroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dales View Road Suspect charged as part of another case
Sep 2025Drugs Ashcroft Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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