Crime Rates at Shafto Road, Ipswich, IP1 5HA

Shafto Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitehouse , and the 140th highest crime rate of 429 local areas in Ipswich .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shafto Road (IP1 5HA) in the last 12 months was 96.9 per 1,000 residents and was 7.3% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 57.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shafto Road (IP1 5HA), the main crime hotspot is near Galway Avenue. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.