Crime Rates at Fountains Road, Ipswich, IP2 9ES

Fountains Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Stoke Park , and the 27th lowest crime rate of 429 local areas in Ipswich .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fountains Road (IP2 9ES) in the last 12 months was 11.4 per 1,000 residents and was 83.9% lower than the Stoke Park average (70.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs 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 (≈ 7.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fountains Road (IP2 9ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whitland Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.