Crime Rates at Wherstead Road, Ipswich, IP2 8JP

Wherstead Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bridge , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 432 local areas in Ipswich .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wherstead Road (IP2 8JP) in the last 12 months was 152.3 per 1,000 residents and was 59.8% higher than the Bridge average (95.4 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 Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 70.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wherstead Road (IP2 8JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 88 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.