Total Crime Rate

92.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 92.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.0 8/10
  • Public order 16.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 1.6 1/10
  • Other crime 1.6 1/10
  • Other theft 1.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

George Elliston Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in St John's , and the 148th highest crime rate of 432 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 George Elliston Road (IP3 8XQ) in the last 12 months was 92.1 per 1,000 residents and was 60.3% higher than the St John's average (57.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 69.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 356.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around George Elliston Road (IP3 8XQ), the main crime hotspot is near Brightwell Close. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in George Elliston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Blackheath Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackheath Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brightwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Brightwell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roy Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redwald Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ribbans Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackheath Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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