Total Crime Rate

132.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 132.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 76.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.0 9/10
  • Robbery 14.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Belgrove Place area has the 6th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in St John's , and the 85th 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 Belgrove Place (IP3 8XH) in the last 12 months was 132.9 per 1,000 residents and was 120.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -21.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Belgrove Place (IP3 8XH), the main crime hotspot is near Brightwell Close. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Belgrove Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brightwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regina Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brightwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redwald Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redwald Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Redwald Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons George Elliston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regina Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regina Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Roy Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roy Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackheath Avenue —
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Data Sources

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