Total Crime Rate

389.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 389.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 269.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 45.5 7/10
  • Other theft 45.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.0 6/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Robbery 9.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Sproughton Road area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitehouse , and the 15th 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 Sproughton Road (IP1 5AA) in the last 12 months was 389.6 per 1,000 residents and was 331.7% higher than the Whitehouse average (90.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 83 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sproughton Road (IP1 5AA), the main crime hotspot is near B1067. 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 Sproughton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Edward Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redhill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Vincent Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vincent Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wallace Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B1067 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Kingston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dandalan Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Hammersmith Way Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Tree Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hammersmith Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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