Total Crime Rate

56.5 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 56.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.7 8/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 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
  • 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

Swinburne Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Whitton , and the 197th 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 Swinburne Road (IP1 6EZ) in the last 12 months was 56.5 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 23.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Swinburne Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Browning Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Limerick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malkin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tooks Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Browning Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Meredith Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Meredith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Meredith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Tooks Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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