Total Crime Rate

23.7 per 1,000 2/10 · 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 23.7 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 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
  • 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

Cedarcroft Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Castle Hill , and the 83rd 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 Cedarcroft Road (IP1 6BJ) in the last 12 months was 23.7 per 1,000 residents and was 63.3% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 500.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cedarcroft Road (IP1 6BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Meredith Road, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burns Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cedarcroft Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coleridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arnold Close
Sep 2025Shoplifting Meredith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Meredith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Browning Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Browning Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Meredith Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Mansfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chelsea Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Preston Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keats Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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