Total Crime Rate

64.4 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 64.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Robbery 6.8 8/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Tower Mill Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Alexandra , and the 216th lowest crime rate of 432 local areas in Ipswich .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tower Mill Road (IP1 4QG) in the last 12 months was 64.4 per 1,000 residents and was 74.0% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tower Mill Road (IP1 4QG), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 117 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tower Mill Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sallows Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Farina Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Farina Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yeoman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yeoman Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yeoman Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Yeoman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Windsor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Richmond Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Richmond Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wesley Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wesley Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Surbiton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Surbiton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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