Total Crime Rate

67.7 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 67.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • 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 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
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

Kensington Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Castle Hill , and the 210th highest 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 Kensington Road (IP1 4LB) in the last 12 months was 67.7 per 1,000 residents and was 5.1% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 47.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 140.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kensington Road (IP1 4LB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 156 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 Kensington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Broom Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dales View Road Suspect charged as part of another case
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brookfield Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Springfield Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Springfield Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Broom Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Princedale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brooks Hall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Springfield Lane —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westholme Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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