Total Crime Rate

178.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.5 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 178.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 82.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.7 9/10
  • Other theft 17.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Drugs 10.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 10.3 5/10
  • Theft from the person 10.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Dock Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bridge , and the 53rd 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 Dock Street (IP2 8ET) in the last 12 months was 178.7 per 1,000 residents and was 81.8% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 82.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dock Street (IP2 8ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 144 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bus/Coach Station (66 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dock Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/63)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Key Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Common Quay Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Common Quay Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Common Quay Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Common Quay Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pleasant Row —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Key Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Key Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bradley Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnard Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnard Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barnard Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barnard Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Brook Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Common Quay Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bradley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lower Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Purplett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tyler Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradley Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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