Total Crime Rate

293.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

129.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 293.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 129.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 61.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 26.7 10/10
  • Other theft 19.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.5 10/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Back Hamlet area has the 11th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Alexandra , and the 26th highest crime rate of 429 local areas in Ipswich .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Back Hamlet (IP3 8AH) in the last 12 months was 293.9 per 1,000 residents and was 18.4% higher than the Alexandra average (248.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 129.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Back Hamlet (IP3 8AH), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Back Hamlet area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anchor Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Duke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anchor Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anchor Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pownall Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coprolite Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Regent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Coprolite Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Page Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fore Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill House Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hope Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hope Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hope Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hope Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hope Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trinity Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trinity Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Trinity Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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