Total Crime Rate

73.9 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 73.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Greenfinch Avenue area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Sprites , and the 198th 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 Greenfinch Avenue (IP2 0SG) in the last 12 months was 73.9 per 1,000 residents and was 8.0% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenfinch Avenue (IP2 0SG), 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 Greenfinch Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Swallow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Greenfinch Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lapwing Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wren Avenue
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wren Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swallow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wren Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stonechat Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldcrest Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldcrest Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldcrest Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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