Total Crime Rate
56.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Harland Street area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bridge , and the 199th lowest crime rate of 432 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 Harland Street (IP2 8JU) in the last 12 months was 56.9 per 1,000 residents and was 40.3% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 21.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 185.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Harland Street (IP2 8JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bradley Street, where police recorded 27 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.
View Crime In Bridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wherstead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gresley Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gresley Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gresley Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Adams Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bromley Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bradley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A137 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A137 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Worsdell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Worsdell Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bruff Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bruff Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Webb Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Wherstead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Little Croft Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Croft Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Jamestown Boulevard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bradley Street | — |
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