Total Crime Rate

24.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 24.7 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nansen Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Priory Heath , and the 87th lowest crime rate of 432 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 Nansen Road (IP3 9HE) in the last 12 months was 24.7 per 1,000 residents and was 71.4% lower than the Priory Heath average (86.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nansen Road (IP3 9HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Golden Mews (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Nansen Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillside Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences May Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drake Square North Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shackleton Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shackleton Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other crime Gorse Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Franklin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Collingwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Felix Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Collingwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Recreation Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Recreation Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Recreation Way
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Golden Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Golden Mews Action to be taken by another organisation

Data Sources

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