Total Crime Rate
64.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bunting Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Sprites , and the 206th highest crime rate of 429 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 Bunting Road (IP2 0RJ) in the last 12 months was 64.5 per 1,000 residents and was 18.8% lower than the Sprites average (79.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -23.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bunting Road (IP2 0RJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Partridge Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gannet Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ipswich| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Royston Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gannet Road | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Royston Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Royston Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Partridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Partridge Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Partridge Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gannet Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Woodpecker Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gannet Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Curlew Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lakeside Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lakeside Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Redwing Close | Under investigation |
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