Total Crime Rate

111.7 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 111.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.6 7/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Akenham Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Whitton , and the 110th highest crime rate of 432 local areas in Ipswich .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Akenham Close (IP1 6LY) in the last 12 months was 111.7 per 1,000 residents and was 31.8% higher than the Whitton average (84.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Akenham Close (IP1 6LY), the main crime hotspot is near Parnell Road. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Akenham Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Whitton Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Whitton Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitton Church Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carlyle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Carlyle Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Carlyle Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Carlyle Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlyle Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitton Church Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keats Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Akenham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Akenham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homer Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parnell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Homer Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Homer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homer Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homer Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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