Crime Rates at Bull Road, Ipswich, IP3 8GP

Bull Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in St John's , and the 106th lowest crime rate of 429 local areas in Ipswich .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bull Road (IP3 8GP) in the last 12 months was 27.4 per 1,000 residents and was 54.5% lower than the St John's average (60.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bull Road (IP3 8GP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 134 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Celestion Drive (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.