Total Crime Rate

96.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 96.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 48.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Minsmere Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Priory Heath , and the 139th highest 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 Minsmere Road (IP3 9GF) in the last 12 months was 96.9 per 1,000 residents and was 2.7% higher than the Priory Heath average (94.3 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 48.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Minsmere Road (IP3 9GF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Witney Close, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bilberry Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Minsmere Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Witney Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alnesbourn Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranberry Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cranberry Square Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nene Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Edith Cook Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lackford Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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