Total Crime Rate

65.5 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 65.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Wicklow Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitehouse , and the 215th 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 Wicklow Road (IP1 5NQ) in the last 12 months was 65.5 per 1,000 residents and was 26.3% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wicklow Road (IP1 5NQ), the main crime hotspot is near Lovetofts Drive. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wicklow Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lovetofts Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kildare Avenue —
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
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Data Sources

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