Total Crime Rate

44.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 44.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 24.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Heatherhayes area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bridge , and the 162nd lowest crime rate of 429 local areas in Ipswich .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heatherhayes (IP2 9SL) in the last 12 months was 44.5 per 1,000 residents and was 54.7% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heatherhayes (IP2 9SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Aberdare Close, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stone Lodge Lane (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Ipswich

Crime Over Time in Heatherhayes area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broomhayes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Buckfast Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornhayes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aberdare Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stone Lodge Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thornhayes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thornhayes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Belstead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Belstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belstead Road Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 10 of 10

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑