Total Crime Rate

76.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 76.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Bennett Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitehouse , and the 190th highest 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 Bennett Road (IP1 5HX) in the last 12 months was 76.1 per 1,000 residents and was 14.3% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 54.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bennett Road (IP1 5HX), the main crime hotspot is near Galway Avenue. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bennett Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Galway Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bennett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Galway Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shafto Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mumford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shafto Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Galway Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Galway Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Galway Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shafto Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Galway Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waveney Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waveney Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ulster Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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