Total Crime Rate

105.6 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 105.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 26.4 7/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Public order 6.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Defoe Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Whitton , and the 121st highest crime rate of 432 local areas in Ipswich .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Defoe Road (IP1 6SL) in the last 12 months was 105.6 per 1,000 residents and was 24.6% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 49.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Defoe Road (IP1 6SL), 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 Defoe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Carlyle Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Homer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Homer Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlyle Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Carlyle Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Carlyle Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carlyle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homer Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Akenham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Akenham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parnell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homer Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coleridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homer Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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