Total Crime Rate
72.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mulberry Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Priory Heath , and the 180th highest 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 Mulberry Road (IP3 9GS) in the last 12 months was 72.1 per 1,000 residents and was 23.5% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mulberry Road (IP3 9GS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Witney Close, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Havergate Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ipswich| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cranberry Square | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lackford Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranberry Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nene Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alnesbourn Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Huckleberry Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Huckleberry Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Witney Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Elderberry Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Elderberry Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Edith Cook Way | Under investigation |
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