Total Crime Rate

55.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 55.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Stratford Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Whitton , and the 191st lowest crime rate of 432 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 Stratford Road (IP1 6EE) in the last 12 months was 55.1 per 1,000 residents and was 35.0% lower than the Whitton average (84.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 44.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stratford Road (IP1 6EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Meredith Road, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Malkin Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Stratford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Browning Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Meredith Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Meredith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Meredith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malkin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Browning Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mansfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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