Total Crime Rate

79.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 79.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Fountains Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Stoke Park , and the 175th highest crime rate of 432 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 Fountains Road (IP2 9TJ) in the last 12 months was 79.1 per 1,000 residents and was 10.9% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 59.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 87.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fountains Road (IP2 9TJ), the main crime hotspot is near Downside Close. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fountains Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Downside Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Downside Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downside Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Netley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clump Field Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chesterton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chesterton Close —
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Data Sources

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