Total Crime Rate

295.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 295.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 136.4 9/10
  • Other theft 64.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.0 7/10
  • Public order 16.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Railway Cottages area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitehouse , and the 24th highest crime rate of 432 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 Railway Cottages (IP1 5AQ) in the last 12 months was 295.5 per 1,000 residents and was 232.6% higher than the Whitehouse average (88.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -73.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 55.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 88.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Railway Cottages (IP1 5AQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Boss Hall Road, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Titan Court (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Railway Cottages area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ganymede Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Boss Hall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Lone Barn Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sproughton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Titan Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Titan Court Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Titan Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Titan Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ganymede Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sproughton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Boss Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Boss Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sproughton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Boss Hall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Boss Hall Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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