Total Crime Rate

123.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 123.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 88.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Shoplifting 8.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wallace Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitehouse , and the 94th 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 Wallace Road (IP1 5DB) in the last 12 months was 123.9 per 1,000 residents and was 37.3% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 88.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wallace Road (IP1 5DB), 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 Wallace Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hammersmith Way Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other crime Edward Close Under investigation
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 Shafto Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hammersmith Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dandalan Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B1067 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redhill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Tree Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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