Total Crime Rate
78.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Belstead Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bridge , and the 181st highest crime rate of 432 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 Belstead Road (IP2 8AU) in the last 12 months was 78.1 per 1,000 residents and was 18.1% lower than the Bridge average (95.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -29.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 66.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Belstead Road (IP2 8AU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Commercial Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Commercial Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Seymour Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Willoughby Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bradley Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bradley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B1073 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B1073 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burrell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Commercial Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Commercial Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Selwyn Close | Under investigation |
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