Total Crime Rate

144.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 144.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 93.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.2 9/10
  • Other theft 23.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Philip Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bridge , and the 75th highest crime rate of 429 local areas in Ipswich .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Philip Road (IP2 8BQ) in the last 12 months was 144.5 per 1,000 residents and was 47.0% higher than the Bridge average (98.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 93.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Philip Road (IP2 8BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Philip Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Commercial Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grafton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selwyn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Belstead Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bradley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bradley Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Martin Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Webb Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stoke Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stoke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Grafton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willoughby Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Drugs B1073 Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willoughby Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willoughby Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willoughby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willoughby Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willoughby Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willoughby Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Drugs Grafton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willoughby Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willoughby Road Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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