Total Crime Rate

7.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 7.1 1/10
  • Violent crimes 3.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ascot Drive area has the lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Priory Heath , and the 12th lowest crime rate of 429 local areas in Ipswich .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ascot Drive (IP3 9BY) in the last 12 months was 7.1 per 1,000 residents and was 92.5% lower than the Priory Heath average (94.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ascot Drive (IP3 9BY), the main crime hotspot is near Hillside Crescent. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ascot Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Badshah Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shackleton Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Redwald Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redwald Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redwald Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hillside Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons George Elliston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Franklin Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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