Total Crime Rate
166.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Radcliffe Drive area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Sprites , and the 58th 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 Radcliffe Drive (IP2 9QU) in the last 12 months was 166.0 per 1,000 residents and was 106.5% higher than the Sprites average (80.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 56.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Radcliffe Drive (IP2 9QU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woolverstone Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Sprites| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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