Total Crime Rate

48.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 48.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hatfield Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Priory Heath , and the 171st lowest crime rate of 432 local areas in Ipswich .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hatfield Road (IP3 9AG) in the last 12 months was 48.9 per 1,000 residents and was 43.5% lower than the Priory Heath average (86.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 35.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hatfield Road (IP3 9AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hatfield Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hatfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Salisbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beatrice Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laud Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Laud Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Salisbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Murray Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Osborne Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hatfield Road
Sep 2025Other theft Hines Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Salisbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hines Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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