Total Crime Rate

87.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 87.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Atherton Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Sprites , and the 159th 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 Atherton Road (IP2 9LD) in the last 12 months was 87.0 per 1,000 residents and was 8.2% higher than the Sprites average (80.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 65.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Atherton Road (IP2 9LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barton Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Atherton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitworth Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middleton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Edgeworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Edgeworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lakeside Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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