Total Crime Rate
13.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Horsham Avenue area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Bixley , and the 36th lowest crime rate of 429 local areas in Ipswich .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Horsham Avenue (IP3 8RP) in the last 12 months was 13.4 per 1,000 residents and was 69.8% lower than the Bixley average (44.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -91.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Horsham Avenue (IP3 8RP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dorchester Road, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wimborne Avenue (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ipswich| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorchester Road | Under investigation |
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