Total Crime Rate

61.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 61.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 28.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Rapier Street area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bridge , and the 211th highest crime rate of 429 local areas in Ipswich .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rapier Street (IP2 8JS) in the last 12 months was 61.9 per 1,000 residents and was 37.0% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 28.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rapier Street (IP2 8JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bradley Street, where police recorded 29 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 Rapier Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Bromley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Jamestown Boulevard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Webb Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenyon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tyler Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Discovery Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bradley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bradley Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vaughan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A137 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Station Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Virginia Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Virginia Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pauline Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Jamestown Boulevard Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Virginia Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Virginia Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gresley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hawes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Virginia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Station Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Purplett Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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