Total Crime Rate

36.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 36.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 13.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.8 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • 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 theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Preston Drive area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Castle Hill , and the 125th lowest crime rate of 429 local areas in Ipswich .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Preston Drive (IP1 6DR) in the last 12 months was 36.1 per 1,000 residents and was 50.4% lower than the Castle Hill average (72.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Preston Drive (IP1 6DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chesterfield Drive, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Willowcroft Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Preston Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chesterfield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chesterfield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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