Total Crime Rate

143.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 143.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 96.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 26.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Congreve Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Whitton , and the 76th highest crime rate of 429 local areas in Ipswich .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Congreve Road (IP1 6AH) in the last 12 months was 143.6 per 1,000 residents and was 56.6% higher than the Whitton average (91.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Congreve Road (IP1 6AH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Congreve Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Congreve Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Congreve Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Congreve Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Congreve Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Congreve Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Congreve Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shirley Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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