Total Crime Rate

85.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 85.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Moore Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Whitton , and the 163rd highest crime rate of 432 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 Moore Road (IP1 6NP) in the last 12 months was 85.5 per 1,000 residents and was 0.9% higher than the Whitton average (84.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 49.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moore Road (IP1 6NP), 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 Moore Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parnell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bunyan 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
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homer Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keats Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coleridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlyle Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Carlyle Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Carlyle Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Carlyle Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carlyle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garrick Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bunyan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Homer Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Preston Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsley Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arnold Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsley Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsley Close —
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Data Sources

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