Crime Rates at Swallow Road, Ipswich, IP2 0TP

Swallow Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Sprites , and the 198th lowest crime rate of 428 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 Swallow Road (IP2 0TP) in the last 12 months was 57.5 per 1,000 residents and was 26.3% lower than the Sprites average (78.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swallow Road (IP2 0TP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Greenfinch Avenue, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Goldcrest Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.