Crime Rates at Opal Avenue, Ipswich, IP1 5HR

Opal Avenue area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitehouse , and the 80th lowest crime rate of 432 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 Opal Avenue (IP1 5HR) in the last 12 months was 23.1 per 1,000 residents and was 74.0% lower than the Whitehouse average (88.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Opal Avenue (IP1 5HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Titan Court (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.