Total Crime Rate

70.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 70.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kerry Avenue area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitehouse , and the 204th highest 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 Kerry Avenue (IP1 5LQ) in the last 12 months was 70.8 per 1,000 residents and was 20.3% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 49.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kerry Avenue (IP1 5LQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lovetofts Drive (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kerry Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kildare Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lovetofts Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lovetofts Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lovetofts Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lovetofts Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ulster Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Antrim Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Aston Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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