Total Crime Rate

99.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 99.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.2 8/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Kingfisher Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Sprites , and the 133rd highest crime rate of 432 local areas in Ipswich .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kingfisher Avenue (IP2 0QL) in the last 12 months was 99.6 per 1,000 residents and was 23.9% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 49.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingfisher Avenue (IP2 0QL), the main crime hotspot is near Partridge Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kingfisher Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitworth Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Redwing Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Robin Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Curlew Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Linnet Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Linnet Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linnet Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Partridge Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Partridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Partridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wren Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kingfisher Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingfisher Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingfisher Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wren Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wren Avenue —
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Data Sources

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