Crime Rates at Ashcroft Road, Ipswich, IP1 6AF

Ashcroft Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Castle Hill , and the 84th 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 6AF) in the last 12 months was 23.8 per 1,000 residents and was 63.0% lower than the Castle Hill average (64.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 81.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashcroft Road (IP1 6AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elmcroft Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.