Total Crime Rate

112.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 112.5 8/10
  • Other theft 39.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Montgomery Road 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 Montgomery Road (IP2 8QP) 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 Montgomery Road (IP2 8QP), the main crime hotspot is near Corporation Avenue. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Montgomery Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Montgomery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glamorgan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Tenby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Tenby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tenby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Swansea Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montgomery Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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