Total Crime Rate

77.5 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 77.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 12th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Sprites , and the 182nd highest 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 Hawthorn Drive (IP2 0RD) in the last 12 months was 77.5 per 1,000 residents and was 3.6% lower 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 66.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawthorn Drive (IP2 0RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Greenfinch Avenue, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodpecker Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hawthorn Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wren Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middleton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingfisher Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kingfisher Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Robin Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wren Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wren Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Redwing Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lakeside Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitworth Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other crime Greenfinch Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingfisher Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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