Total Crime Rate

52.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 52.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 24.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Greenfinch Avenue area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Sprites , and the 189th lowest crime rate of 429 local areas in Ipswich .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Greenfinch Avenue (IP2 0SQ) in the last 12 months was 52.8 per 1,000 residents and was 33.6% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenfinch Avenue (IP2 0SQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Greenfinch Avenue, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Goldcrest Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Greenfinch Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Didsbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Didsbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Greenfinch Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodpecker Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lapwing Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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