Total Crime Rate

102.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 102.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.8 9/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Croft Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bridge , and the 130th highest crime rate of 432 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 Croft Street (IP2 8EB) in the last 12 months was 102.0 per 1,000 residents and was 7.0% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 64.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Croft Street (IP2 8EB), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Croft Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnard Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Seymour Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bulstrode Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Little Croft Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Worsdell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Worsdell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnard Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bruff Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barnard Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Croft Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bell Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Little'S Crescent Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Webb Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A137 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A137 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bromley Close
Sep 2025Public order Bradley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vaughan Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tyler Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gresley Gardens
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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