Total Crime Rate

171.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 171.6 9/10
  • Other theft 53.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 29.6 7/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Abbotsbury Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Stoke Park , and the 55th 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 Abbotsbury Close (IP2 9SD) in the last 12 months was 171.6 per 1,000 residents and was 140.6% higher than the Stoke Park average (71.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 71.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 122.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbotsbury Close (IP2 9SD), the main crime hotspot is near Whitland Close. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Abbotsbury Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Oaklee Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Blyth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Malmesbury Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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