Total Crime Rate

100.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 100.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Vernon Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bridge , and the 133rd 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 Vernon Street (IP2 8JF) in the last 12 months was 100.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2.0% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 112.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 54.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vernon Street (IP2 8JF), 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 Vernon Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Stoke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bradley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bradley Street —
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 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenyon Street 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnard Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnard Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tyler Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barnard Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bromley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vaughan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pauline Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Discovery Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Station Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Station Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Jamestown Boulevard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Jamestown Boulevard Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Webb Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Hawes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Purplett Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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