Total Crime Rate

69.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 69.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 19.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

This area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bridge , and the 191st highest crime rate of 429 local areas in Ipswich .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (IP2 8JY) in the last 12 months was 69.4 per 1,000 residents and was 29.4% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 19.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode IP2 8JY, 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 IP2 8JY area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A137 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bromley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Station Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pauline Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bradley Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bradley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradley 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 2026Public order Jamestown Boulevard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wherstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Jamestown Boulevard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gresley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hawes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Virginia Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Virginia Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Virginia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Virginia Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Virginia Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Station Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Webb Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wherstead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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