Total Crime Rate
14.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Burghley Close area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bridge , and the 41st lowest crime rate of 429 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 Burghley Close (IP2 9BX) in the last 12 months was 14.6 per 1,000 residents and was 85.2% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Burghley Close (IP2 9BX), the main crime hotspot is near Cardiff Avenue. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ipswich| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cardiff Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Neath Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aberdare Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broomhayes | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Thornhayes Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Thornhayes Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Buckfast Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornhayes Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fritton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Malmesbury Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Malmesbury Close | Under investigation |
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