Total Crime Rate
342.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
106.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Alnesbourn Crescent area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Priory Heath , and the 20th highest crime rate of 429 local areas in Ipswich .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Alnesbourn Crescent (IP3 9GW) in the last 12 months was 342.5 per 1,000 residents and was 263.1% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 106.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Alnesbourn Crescent (IP3 9GW), the main crime hotspot is near Dunwich Close. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ipswich| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Huckleberry Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranberry Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cranberry Square | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Huckleberry Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Freston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Elderberry Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Elderberry Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Freston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunwich Close | Under investigation |
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