Crime Rates at Portland Place, Ipswich, IP1 5FB

Portland Place area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitehouse , and the 168th lowest 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 Portland Place (IP1 5FB) in the last 12 months was 45.9 per 1,000 residents and was 49.2% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 36.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portland Place (IP1 5FB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ganymede Close, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bennett Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.