Total Crime Rate

79.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 79.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 30.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.4 5/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Castle Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Castle Hill , and the 171st highest 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 Castle Road (IP1 5DY) in the last 12 months was 79.5 per 1,000 residents and was 9.4% higher than the Castle Hill average (72.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Road (IP1 5DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chesterfield Drive, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Deben Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Broadway Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chesterfield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chesterfield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lister Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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