Total Crime Rate

178.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 178.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 122.9 10/10
  • Other crime 12.7 10/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Maidenhall Approach area has the 4th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bridge , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 432 local areas in Ipswich .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Maidenhall Approach (IP2 8NY) in the last 12 months was 178.0 per 1,000 residents and was 86.6% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 127.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maidenhall Approach (IP2 8NY), the main crime hotspot is near Maidenhall Approach. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Maidenhall Approach area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maidenhall Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Worsdell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maidenhall Approach Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bruff Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brecon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bruff Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Worsdell Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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