Total Crime Rate

257.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.5 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 257.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 131.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 74.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 2nd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Castle Hill , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 429 local areas in Ipswich .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Castle Road (IP1 5DZ) in the last 12 months was 257.9 per 1,000 residents and was 255.0% higher than the Castle Hill average (72.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 74.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Road (IP1 5DZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broadway Lane, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Highfield Road (3 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 (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lister Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Broadway Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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