Total Crime Rate

59.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.7 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 59.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 38.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.5 7/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dandalan Close area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitehouse , and the 213th lowest crime rate of 429 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 Dandalan Close (IP1 5BW) in the last 12 months was 59.2 per 1,000 residents and was 34.4% lower than the Whitehouse average (90.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 38.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dandalan Close (IP1 5BW), 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 Bennett Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dandalan Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bennett Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Bennett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B1067 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wallace Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Tree Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vincent Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Vincent Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bennett Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shafto Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sproughton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jovian Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bennett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bennett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bennett Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bennett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Boss Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Boss Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dandalan Close —
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Data Sources

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