Total Crime Rate

111.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 111.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.7 9/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • 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

London Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Sprites , and the 113th highest crime rate of 432 local areas in Ipswich .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around London Road (IP2 0SU) in the last 12 months was 111.1 per 1,000 residents and was 38.2% higher 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 53.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (IP2 0SU), 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 London Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lapwing Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Swallow 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
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldcrest Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stonechat Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Greenfinch Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swallow Road Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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