Total Crime Rate

82.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 82.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.3 9/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Norwich Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Castle Hill , and the 170th highest crime rate of 432 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 Norwich Road (IP1 5DX) in the last 12 months was 82.6 per 1,000 residents and was 28.2% higher than the Castle Hill average (64.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 48.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norwich Road (IP1 5DX), the main crime hotspot is near Matson Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Norwich Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Lister Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Matson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chessington Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Chessington Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Matson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Springfield Lane —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Springfield Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Springfield Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Ashcroft Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Deben Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brookfield Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Matson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Kelvin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chelsea Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Princedale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Raphael Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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