Total Crime Rate

47.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.2 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 47.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 21.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
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

Ravenswood Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Priory Heath , and the 172nd 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 Ravenswood Avenue (IP3 9GN) in the last 12 months was 47.6 per 1,000 residents and was 49.5% lower than the Priory Heath average (94.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 21.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 337.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ravenswood Avenue (IP3 9GN), 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 Ravenswood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Edith Cook Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lackford Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elderberry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elderberry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Witney Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Huckleberry Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nene Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alnesbourn Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cranberry Square Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranberry Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Huckleberry Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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