Total Crime Rate

66.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 66.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 51.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.5 7/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whitton Church Lane area has the 12th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Whitton , and the 202nd highest crime rate of 429 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 Whitton Church Lane (IP1 6LT) in the last 12 months was 66.1 per 1,000 residents and was 27.9% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 51.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitton Church Lane (IP1 6LT), the main crime hotspot is near Parnell Road. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitton Church Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Homer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parnell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Akenham Close
Apr 2026Public order Carlyle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Macaulay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parnell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homer Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parnell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parnell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parnell Road
Apr 2026Other theft Limecroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Limecroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Limecroft Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other theft Hardy Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Limecroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Homer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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