Total Crime Rate
121.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Provan Court 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 Provan Court (IP3 8GJ) 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 Provan Court (IP3 8GJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Celestion Drive (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In St John's| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Camwood Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stanley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hines Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hines Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pearce Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pearce Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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