Total Crime Rate

52.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 52.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 33.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.2 6/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Cardiff Avenue area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bridge , and the 187th 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 Cardiff Avenue (IP2 8QH) in the last 12 months was 52.4 per 1,000 residents and was 46.7% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cardiff Avenue (IP2 8QH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maidenhall Green, where police recorded 16 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 Cardiff Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brecon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monmouth Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halifax Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Cardiff Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Maidenhall Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maidenhall Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maidenhall Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aberdare Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tenby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Halifax Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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