Crime Rates at Birkfield Drive, Ipswich, IP2 9JA

Birkfield Drive area has the 9th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Stoke Park , and the 193rd highest crime rate of 432 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 Birkfield Drive (IP2 9JA) in the last 12 months was 75.8 per 1,000 residents and was 6.2% higher than the Stoke Park average (71.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 57.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birkfield Drive (IP2 9JA), the main crime hotspot is near Peterhouse Close. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.