Total Crime Rate

138.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 138.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 24.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Celestion Drive area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in St John's , and the 75th highest crime rate of 432 local areas in Ipswich .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Celestion Drive (IP3 8GF) in the last 12 months was 138.4 per 1,000 residents and was 140.8% higher than the St John's average (57.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 79.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Celestion Drive (IP3 8GF), the main crime hotspot is near Celestion Drive. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Celestion Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Camwood Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stanley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pearce Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Pearce Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hines Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hines Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westminster Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kemball Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kemball Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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