Total Crime Rate

68.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 68.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 51.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.8 8/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • 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

Deben Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitehouse , and the 194th highest crime rate of 429 local areas in Ipswich .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Deben Road (IP1 5EL) in the last 12 months was 68.3 per 1,000 residents and was 24.4% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 51.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Deben Road (IP1 5EL), the main crime hotspot is near Matson Road. Police recorded 27 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 Deben Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Edward Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Brookfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Matson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Matson Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brookfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thompson Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lister Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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