Total Crime Rate
180.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mallard Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Sprites , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 432 local areas in Ipswich .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mallard Way (IP2 9LX) in the last 12 months was 180.2 per 1,000 residents and was 124.1% higher than the Sprites average (80.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 54.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mallard Way (IP2 9LX), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Sprites| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Marsh Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandpiper Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pintail Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kittiwake Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bittern Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marsh Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Daffodil Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marigold Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheldrake Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheldrake Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Magdalene Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Magdalene Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Magdalene Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clump Field | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peterhouse Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peterhouse Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peterhouse Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peterhouse Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peterhouse Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Peterhouse Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Newnham Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Pintail Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tern Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grebe Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grebe Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grebe Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Grebe Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Magdalene Close | Under investigation |
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