Total Crime Rate

26.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 26.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.1 5/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Kestrel Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Sprites , and the 92nd 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 Kestrel Road (IP2 0RR) in the last 12 months was 26.0 per 1,000 residents and was 67.6% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kestrel Road (IP2 0RR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stonechat Road, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Goldcrest Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kestrel Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Swallow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stonechat Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldcrest Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wren Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lapwing Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldcrest Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Robin Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldcrest Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wren Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wren Avenue 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 Swallow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middleton Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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