Total Crime Rate

140.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.0 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 140.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 69.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hartley Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bridge , and the 80th 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 Hartley Street (IP2 8DX) in the last 12 months was 140.8 per 1,000 residents and was 43.2% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 69.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hartley Street (IP2 8DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 144 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barnard Square (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hartley Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/51)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Stoke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenyon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vaughan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Station Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gresley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tyler Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Virginia Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Virginia Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Virginia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Virginia Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Virginia Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Purplett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hawes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pauline Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Station Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Jamestown Boulevard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dock Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stoke Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bridge Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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