Total Crime Rate

142.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 142.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.4 10/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Robbery 6.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Waterford Road 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 Waterford Road (IP1 5NJ) 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 Waterford Road (IP1 5NJ), the main crime hotspot is near Limerick Close. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waterford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kildare Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barley Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Tooks Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Limerick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bakers Crescent —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bakers Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tooks Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barley Rise Under investigation
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Data Sources

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