Total Crime Rate
194.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
152.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Worsdell Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bridge , and the 49th highest crime rate of 429 local areas in Ipswich .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Worsdell Close (IP2 8GR) in the last 12 months was 194.9 per 1,000 residents and was 98.3% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 152.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Worsdell Close (IP2 8GR), the main crime hotspot is near Maidenhall Approach. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ipswich| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pauline Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maidenhall Approach | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gresley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kenyon Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Harland Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Webb Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bradley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bradley Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Station Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Station Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Selwyn Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bromley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Martin Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | A137 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Vaughan Street | Under investigation |
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