Total Crime Rate

359.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 359.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 272.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 35.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Public order 8.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Murray Road area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Priory Heath , and the 17th 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 Murray Road (IP3 9AH) in the last 12 months was 359.7 per 1,000 residents and was 281.3% higher than the Priory Heath average (94.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 100 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Murray Road (IP3 9AH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 108 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 Murray Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order A1156 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murray Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Murray Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Hines Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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