Total Crime Rate

55.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 55.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 39.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fountains Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Stoke Park , and the 197th 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 Fountains Road (IP2 9TN) in the last 12 months was 55.3 per 1,000 residents and was 21.8% lower than the Stoke Park average (70.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fountains Road (IP2 9TN), the main crime hotspot is near Downside Close. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 40 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 (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clump Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furness Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Clump Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clump Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clump Field Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clump Field Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other crime Clump Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Girton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Butley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Downside Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furness Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furness Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clump Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chesterton Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Downside Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downside Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downside Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Netley Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Wigmore Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clump Field Under investigation
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Data Sources

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