Total Crime Rate

11.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 11.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ashcroft Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Castle Hill , and the 29th lowest 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 Ashcroft Road (IP1 6AD) in the last 12 months was 11.9 per 1,000 residents and was 81.5% lower than the Castle Hill average (64.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashcroft Road (IP1 6AD), the main crime hotspot is near Elmcroft Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashcroft Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Preston Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Beechcroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Raphael Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Princedale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Knightsdale Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chelsea Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westholme Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Ashcroft Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmcroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Beechcroft Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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