Total Crime Rate

77.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 77.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Hardy Crescent area has the 10th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Whitton , and the 183rd highest 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 Hardy Crescent (IP1 6HW) in the last 12 months was 77.1 per 1,000 residents and was 9.0% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 54.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.2% 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 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Homer Close (12 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 (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Whitton Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Browning Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Whitton Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Akenham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Akenham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitton Church Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carlyle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Carlyle Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Carlyle Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Carlyle Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlyle Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coleridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keats Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitton Church Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homer Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Browning Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homer Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homer Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Homer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Homer Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arnold Close —
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Data Sources

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