Crime Rates at Birkfield Drive, Ipswich, IP2 9HE

Birkfield Drive area has the 15th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Gipping , and the 152nd highest 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 Birkfield Drive (IP2 9HE) in the last 12 months was 90.6 per 1,000 residents and was 34.8% lower than the Gipping average (139.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 57.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birkfield Drive (IP2 9HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Enterprise Drive, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maple Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.