Total Crime Rate

111.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.9 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 111.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 81.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.0 9/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Barnard Square area has the 12th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bridge , and the 117th highest crime rate of 429 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 Barnard Square (IP2 8FE) in the last 12 months was 111.1 per 1,000 residents and was 13.0% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 81.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barnard Square (IP2 8FE), 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 Barnard Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Stoke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Brook Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barnard Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barnard Square 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 Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Purplett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hawes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Key Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Key Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Key Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pleasant Row —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lower Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Common Quay 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 crime Common Quay 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
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Data Sources

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