Total Crime Rate

115.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 115.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.1 3/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 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

Goldsmith Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Whitton , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 432 local areas in Ipswich .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Goldsmith Road (IP1 6HZ) in the last 12 months was 115.1 per 1,000 residents and was 35.8% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 81.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Goldsmith Road (IP1 6HZ), 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 Shakespeare Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Goldsmith Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitton Church Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Browning Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keats Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Browning Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Whitton Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malkin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Whitton Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitton Church Lane —
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Data Sources

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