Total Crime Rate

105.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 105.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 60.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.3 8/10
  • Other theft 15.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sheldrake Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Sprites , and the 127th 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 Sheldrake Drive (IP2 9NP) in the last 12 months was 105.5 per 1,000 residents and was 32.8% higher than the Sprites average (79.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 60.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheldrake Drive (IP2 9NP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sheldrake Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Pelican Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sheldrake Drive Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pintail Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tern Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bittern Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lakeside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gannet Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lakeside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gannet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royston Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royston Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gannet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redwing Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Royston Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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