Total Crime Rate

67.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 67.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 47.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.6 1/10
  • Burglary 1.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Ribbans Park Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in St John's , and the 196th 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 Ribbans Park Road (IP3 8XL) in the last 12 months was 67.4 per 1,000 residents and was 12.0% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 47.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 168.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ribbans Park Road (IP3 8XL), 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 Ribbans Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackheath Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Roy Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Temple Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Temple Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foxhall Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brightwell 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 Roy Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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