Total Crime Rate

18.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 18.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dunlin Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Sprites , and the 59th lowest crime rate of 432 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 Dunlin Road (IP2 9QD) in the last 12 months was 18.7 per 1,000 residents and was 76.7% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunlin Road (IP2 9QD), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Dunlin Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitworth Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grebe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grebe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grebe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Grebe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Janebrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kittiwake Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kingfisher Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pintail Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheldrake Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheldrake Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingfisher Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingfisher Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middleton Close 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
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pintail Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Tern Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandpiper Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Redwing Close

Data Sources

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