Total Crime Rate

277.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.0 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 277.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 121.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 101.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.4 10/10
  • Other theft 15.2 9/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Macaulay Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Whitton , and the 29th 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 Macaulay Road (IP1 6NQ) in the last 12 months was 277.8 per 1,000 residents and was 202.9% higher than the Whitton average (91.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( 17.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 101.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Macaulay Road (IP1 6NQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kingsley Close, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parnell Road (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Macaulay Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parnell Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Limecroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burke Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parnell Road Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Macaulay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parnell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parnell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parnell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Shirley Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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