Total Crime Rate

61.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 61.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • 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

Westbourne Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitehouse , and the 206th lowest crime rate of 432 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 Westbourne Road (IP1 5EW) in the last 12 months was 61.0 per 1,000 residents and was 31.4% lower than the Whitehouse average (88.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westbourne Road (IP1 5EW), 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 Westbourne Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Brett Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Matson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Chessington Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chessington Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brookfield Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pitcairn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Matson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Deben Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Matson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Kelvin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lister Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redhill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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