Total Crime Rate

517.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

202.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 517.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 204.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 202.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 160.9 10/10
  • Public order 34.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.0 10/10
  • Other theft 23.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.4 10/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Norwich Road area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Whitton , and the 8th highest crime rate of 429 local areas in Ipswich .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Norwich Road (IP1 6LA) in the last 12 months was 517.2 per 1,000 residents and was 463.9% higher than the Whitton average (91.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 89 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 88 (≈ 202.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norwich Road (IP1 6LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Meredith Road, where police recorded 54 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 Norwich Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Meredith Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Meredith Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Meredith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Meredith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Meredith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Meredith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Meredith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Meredith Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Meredith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Goldsmith Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Shakespeare Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burns Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Limerick Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Limerick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ballater Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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