Total Crime Rate

194.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

152.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 194.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 152.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 144.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Bruff Road 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 Bruff Road (IP2 8GU) 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 Bruff Road (IP2 8GU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 144 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bruff Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Station Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pauline Street Under investigation
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 2026Public order Jamestown Boulevard Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Other theft Bromley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket 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 2026Criminal damage and arson Station Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Jamestown Boulevard Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bradley Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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