Total Crime Rate

141.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.5 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 141.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 68.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 43.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.9 8/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Jovian Way area has the 5th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitehouse , and the 78th highest crime rate of 429 local areas in Ipswich .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Jovian Way (IP1 5AT) in the last 12 months was 141.3 per 1,000 residents and was 56.6% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 43.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 67.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Jovian Way (IP1 5AT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Boss Hall Road, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Spinner Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Jovian Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Adair Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Boss Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adair Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Adair Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B1067 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B1067 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jovian Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Tree Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saturn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saturn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saturn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ganymede Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Boss Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sproughton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dandalan Close

Data Sources

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