Total Crime Rate

135.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 135.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 82.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 36.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · 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 5th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Whitton , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 429 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 6SW) in the last 12 months was 135.3 per 1,000 residents and was 47.5% higher than the Whitton average (91.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 37.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 82.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Defoe Road (IP1 6SW), the main crime hotspot is near Parnell Road. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 30 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 (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parnell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Keats Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parnell Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burke Close —
Apr 2026Public order Carlyle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Macaulay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Akenham Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Limecroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parnell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parnell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hardy Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Limecroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homer Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Homer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Homer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Limecroft Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Limecroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parnell Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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