Crime Rates at Limerick Close, Ipswich, IP1 5LR

Limerick Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitehouse , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 432 local areas in Ipswich .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Limerick Close (IP1 5LR) in the last 12 months was 142.0 per 1,000 residents and was 59.8% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -8.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 86.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Limerick Close (IP1 5LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Meredith Road, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Malkin Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.