Total Crime Rate

28.5 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 28.5 3/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.7 3/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • 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
  • 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

Beechcroft Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Castle Hill , and the 107th 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 Beechcroft Road (IP1 6BD) in the last 12 months was 28.5 per 1,000 residents and was 55.8% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beechcroft Road (IP1 6BD), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Beechcroft Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Raphael Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garrick Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bunyan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chelsea Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bunyan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Beechcroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Beechcroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Preston Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arnold Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmcroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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