Total Crime Rate

464.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 464.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 170.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 133.3 10/10
  • Public order 36.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.3 10/10
  • Other theft 18.4 9/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Old Norwich Road area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Whitton , and the 9th highest crime rate of 432 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 Old Norwich Road (IP1 6LB) in the last 12 months was 464.4 per 1,000 residents and was 447.9% higher than the Whitton average (84.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 78 (≈ 179.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Norwich Road (IP1 6LB), the main crime hotspot is near Ballater Close. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Norwich Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Tooks Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Old Norwich Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tooks Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malkin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barley Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bakers Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bakers Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barley Rise Under investigation
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Data Sources

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