Total Crime Rate
6.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Radcliffe Drive area has the lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Sprites , and the 12th 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 Radcliffe Drive (IP2 9RB) in the last 12 months was 6.8 per 1,000 residents and was 91.5% lower than the Sprites average (80.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY).
In the area around Radcliffe Drive (IP2 9RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pin Mill Close (16 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 | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pin Mill Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shotley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pin Mill Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Middleton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stonechat Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pin Mill Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
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