Total Crime Rate

87.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 87.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 67.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.2 9/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Hardy Crescent area has the 9th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Whitton , and the 156th highest 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 Hardy Crescent (IP1 6HW) in the last 12 months was 87.1 per 1,000 residents and was 5.1% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 67.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hardy Crescent (IP1 6HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitton Church Lane, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Homer Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hardy Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Browning Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Homer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Browning Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Browning Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Browning Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Hardy Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Homer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Spenser Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spenser Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Keats Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Carlyle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homer Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Goldsmith Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Akenham Close —
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Data Sources

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