Total Crime Rate

70.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.4 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 70.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 55.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lakeside Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Sprites , and the 189th highest crime rate of 429 local areas in Ipswich .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lakeside Road (IP2 9QA) in the last 12 months was 70.1 per 1,000 residents and was 11.8% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 55.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lakeside Road (IP2 9QA), 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 Lakeside Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodpecker Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gannet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gannet Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gannet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sheldrake Drive Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lakeside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lakeside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft 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 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redwing Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tern Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pintail Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Royston Drive 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
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Data Sources

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