Total Crime Rate

15.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 15.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Defoe Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Whitton , and the 43rd lowest crime rate of 429 local areas in Ipswich .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Defoe Road (IP1 6SQ) in the last 12 months was 15.3 per 1,000 residents and was 83.4% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY).

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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Homer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Homer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homer Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parnell Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parnell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Carlyle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Macaulay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burke Close —
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 crime Limecroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shirley Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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