Total Crime Rate

106.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 106.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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 7th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Sprites , and the 119th 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 0SY) in the last 12 months was 106.1 per 1,000 residents and was 31.9% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -17.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 68.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (IP2 0SY), the main crime hotspot is near Partridge Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Partridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Robin Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Greenfinch Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Swallow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swallow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Partridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wren Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wren Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wren Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linnet Road —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Linnet Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Linnet Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Curlew Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lapwing Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Partridge Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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