Total Crime Rate
43.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mallowhayes Close area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bridge , and the 154th lowest 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 Mallowhayes Close (IP2 9SJ) in the last 12 months was 43.1 per 1,000 residents and was 56.2% lower than the Bridge average (98.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mallowhayes Close (IP2 9SJ), the main crime hotspot is near Gippeswyk Road. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ipswich| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Gippeswyk Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gippeswyk Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Hill Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornhayes Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Thornhayes Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Thornhayes Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gippeswyk Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gippeswyk Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gippeswyk Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gippeswyk Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gippeswyk Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gippeswyk Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gippeswyk Road | Under investigation |
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