Crime Rates at Shakespeare Road, Ipswich, IP1 6ET

Shakespeare Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Whitton , and the 118th lowest crime rate of 429 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 Shakespeare Road (IP1 6ET) in the last 12 months was 30.4 per 1,000 residents and was 66.8% lower than the Whitton average (91.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 23.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shakespeare Road (IP1 6ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Meredith Road, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shakespeare Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.