Crime Rates at Orwell Road, Ipswich, IP3 8JA

Orwell Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in St John's , and the 178th highest crime rate of 429 local areas in Ipswich .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Orwell Road (IP3 8JA) in the last 12 months was 74.9 per 1,000 residents and was 24.4% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 54.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orwell Road (IP3 8JA), 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.