Total Crime Rate

15.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 15.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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 6th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Whitton , and the 44th lowest crime rate of 432 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 82.0% lower than the Whitton average (84.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

In the area around Defoe Road (IP1 6SQ), 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 (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlyle Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parnell Road Under investigation
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 2025Drugs Shirley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Carlyle 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 Homer Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Homer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsley Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsley Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsley Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Homer Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garrick Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bunyan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bunyan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maycroft Close —
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Data Sources

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