Total Crime Rate

25.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 25.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.9 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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

Heatherhayes area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bridge , and the 90th lowest crime rate of 432 local areas in Ipswich .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heatherhayes (IP2 9SY) in the last 12 months was 25.6 per 1,000 residents and was 73.1% lower than the Bridge average (95.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -53.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heatherhayes (IP2 9SY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cardiff Avenue, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brecon Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Heatherhayes area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stone Lodge Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Aberdare Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montgomery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brecon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sleaford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Montgomery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Salmet Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Almondhayes Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Almondhayes Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Almondhayes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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