Total Crime Rate

121.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 121.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Bentley Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitehouse , and the 93rd 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 Bentley Road (IP1 5QA) in the last 12 months was 121.6 per 1,000 residents and was 36.9% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 118.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 83.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bentley Road (IP1 5QA), 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 Bentley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossley Gardens 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 2025Drugs Antrim Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lovetofts Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Aston Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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