Total Crime Rate

39.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 39.9 4/10
  • Violent crimes 25.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Bramford Lane area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitehouse , and the 143rd 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 Bramford Lane (IP1 5JU) in the last 12 months was 39.9 per 1,000 residents and was 55.8% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bramford Lane (IP1 5JU), 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 Bramford Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Galway Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Galway Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mcclure Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bennett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Galway Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kildare Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Adair Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Galway Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wexford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wexford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Wexford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bennett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bennett Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bennett Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bennett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bennett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adair Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Galway Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Adair Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B1067 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Morgan Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eldred Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order Galway Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Galway Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Antrim Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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