Total Crime Rate

39.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.7 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 39.9 4/10
  • Violent crimes 21.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Other crime 10.9 10/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Montgomery Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bridge , and the 143rd lowest 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 Montgomery Road (IP2 8QE) in the last 12 months was 39.9 per 1,000 residents and was 59.5% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Montgomery Road (IP2 8QE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cardiff Avenue, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Halifax Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Montgomery Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Buckfast Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cardiff Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broomhayes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halifax Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Halifax Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tenby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aberdare Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monmouth Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Neath Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Malmesbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fritton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Malmesbury Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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