Total Crime Rate
51.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Winchester Way area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Stoke Park , and the 183rd lowest crime rate of 429 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 Winchester Way (IP2 9YF) in the last 12 months was 51.3 per 1,000 residents and was 27.5% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 33.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Winchester Way (IP2 9YF), 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.
View Crime In Ipswich| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Butley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Downside Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitland Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitland Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Whitland Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wigmore Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Netley Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitland Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Downside Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Downside Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alderlee | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alderlee | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alderlee | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Butley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Downside Close | — |
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