Total Crime Rate

61.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 61.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.7 7/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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 10th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Sprites , and the 207th lowest 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 0RH) in the last 12 months was 61.3 per 1,000 residents and was 23.8% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawthorn Drive (IP2 0RH), the main crime hotspot is near Gannet Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 10 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 (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingfisher Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wren Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middleton Close 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 Wren Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Redwing Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wren Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lakeside Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Robin Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitworth Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Partridge Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Partridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Partridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kingfisher Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingfisher Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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