Total Crime Rate
29.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Stratford Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Whitton , and the 110th 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 Stratford Road (IP1 6EG) in the last 12 months was 29.7 per 1,000 residents and was 64.9% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -55.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stratford Road (IP1 6EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chesterfield Drive, where police recorded 18 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.
View Crime In Whitton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Garrick Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Browning Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Keats Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bunyan Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bunyan Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Preston Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Browning Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arnold Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Coleridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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