Total Crime Rate
112.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bourne Park area has the 11th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bridge , and the 108th highest crime rate of 432 local areas in Ipswich .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bourne Park (IP2 8LX) in the last 12 months was 112.5 per 1,000 residents and was 18.0% higher than the Bridge average (95.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 48.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bourne Park (IP2 8LX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bostock Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Corporation Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Tenby Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tenby Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bostock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Bostock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bostock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tenby Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Swansea Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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