Total Crime Rate

103.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 103.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.2 9/10
  • Other theft 18.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Camwood Gardens area has the 7th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in St John's , and the 130th highest crime rate of 429 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 Camwood Gardens (IP3 8HY) in the last 12 months was 103.0 per 1,000 residents and was 71.1% higher 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 54.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Camwood Gardens (IP3 8HY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 34 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.

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Crime Over Time in Camwood Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Celestion Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Celestion Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Celestion Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Celestion Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Celestion Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Celestion Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ditton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bull Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hines Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Camden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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