Total Crime Rate

107.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.7 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 107.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 76.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Goldsmith Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Whitton , and the 123rd highest crime rate of 429 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 6JD) in the last 12 months was 107.4 per 1,000 residents and was 17.1% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 76.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Goldsmith Road (IP1 6JD), 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 Shakespeare Road (19 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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burns Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Browning Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Browning Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Browning Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other crime Browning Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Spenser Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shakespeare Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Goldsmith Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Hardy Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ballater Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Keats Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spenser Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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