Crime Rates at Austin Street, Ipswich, IP2 8DF

Austin Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bridge , and the 18th 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 Austin Street (IP2 8DF) in the last 12 months was 319.7 per 1,000 residents and was 235.2% higher than the Bridge average (95.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 81 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 237.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 49.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Austin Street (IP2 8DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 88 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barnard Square (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.