Total Crime Rate
17.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ipswich Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Woodbridge , and the 198th lowest crime rate of 853 local areas in East Suffolk .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ipswich Road (IP12 4BY) in the last 12 months was 17.6 per 1,000 residents and was 70.2% lower than the Woodbridge average (59.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ipswich Road (IP12 4BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sandy Lane, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lady Margaret Gardens (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Woodbridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Drive | Under investigation |
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