Total Crime Rate

45.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 45.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 36.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Shafto Road 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 Shafto Road (IP1 5HB) 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 Shafto Road (IP1 5HB), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Shafto Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Adair Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Galway Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jovian Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B1067 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Vincent Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vincent Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wallace Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shafto Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Galway Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Galway Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Galway Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Galway Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Galway Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dandalan Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Galway Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Galway Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Galway Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Adair Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adair Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bennett Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Bennett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bennett Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bennett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bennett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bennett Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bennett Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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