Total Crime Rate

56.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 56.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Public order 1.8 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wherstead Road 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 Wherstead Road (IP2 8LB) 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 Wherstead Road (IP2 8LB), the main crime hotspot is near Station Street. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wherstead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wherstead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A137 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Worsdell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Worsdell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gresley Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gresley Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gresley Gardens —
Sep 2025Public order Adams Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Little Croft Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bruff Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bromley Close —
Sep 2025Robbery Croft Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A137 Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Wherstead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Webb Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bruff Road Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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