Total Crime Rate

97.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 97.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Hawthorn Drive area has the 9th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Sprites , and the 137th highest crime rate of 432 local areas in Ipswich .

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 Hawthorn Drive (IP2 0QE) in the last 12 months was 97.5 per 1,000 residents and was 21.2% higher than the Sprites average (80.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 38.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawthorn Drive (IP2 0QE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hawthorn Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marsh Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grebe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pimpernel Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marigold Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Tern Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other theft Marsh Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kittiwake Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Cornflower Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grebe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grebe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pintail Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Grebe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pintail Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shamrock Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daffodil Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shamrock Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Orchid Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchid Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bittern Close —
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Data Sources

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