Total Crime Rate

65.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 65.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 43.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.7 7/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Donegal Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitehouse , and the 204th highest 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 Donegal Road (IP1 5ND) in the last 12 months was 65.5 per 1,000 residents and was 27.5% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 43.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Donegal Road (IP1 5ND), the main crime hotspot is near Lovetofts Drive. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Donegal Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wexford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kerry Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tyrone Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Wexford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wexford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kildare Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lovetofts Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Antrim Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Antrim Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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