Total Crime Rate
26.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Leonards Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Priory Heath , and the 100th lowest crime rate of 429 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 St Leonards Road (IP3 9AU) in the last 12 months was 26.9 per 1,000 residents and was 71.4% lower than the Priory Heath average (94.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Leonards Road (IP3 9AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hulver Court, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Laud Mews (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ipswich| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Norman Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hulver Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shackleton Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Coniston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Queen'S Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | St Davids Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hamilton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Franklin Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hulver Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hulver Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Henstead Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Murray Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Murray Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laud Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laud Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Laud Mews | — |
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