Crime Rates at Atherton Road, Ipswich, IP2 9LD

Atherton Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Sprites , and the 155th highest crime rate of 428 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 Atherton Road (IP2 9LD) in the last 12 months was 87.0 per 1,000 residents and was 11.5% higher than the Sprites average (78.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 60.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Atherton Road (IP2 9LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edgeworth Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.