Total Crime Rate

30.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.5 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 30.2 3/10
  • Violent crimes 16.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Rands Way area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Priory Heath , and the 117th 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 Rands Way (IP3 9HG) in the last 12 months was 30.2 per 1,000 residents and was 68.0% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rands Way (IP3 9HG), the main crime hotspot is near Nacton Road. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rands Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorse Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Recreation Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Queen'S Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Franklin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gorse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nacton Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nacton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson King'S Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shackleton Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Serpentine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bernard Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Coniston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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