Total Crime Rate

121.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 121.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.1 10/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Prentice Way area has the 5th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in St John's , and the 94th 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 Prentice Way (IP3 8GH) in the last 12 months was 121.2 per 1,000 residents and was 110.9% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 54.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prentice Way (IP3 8GH), 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 Prentice Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hines Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Camwood Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pearce Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kemball Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stanley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kemball Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Pearce Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hines Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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