Total Crime Rate
122.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
73.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Packard Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Priory Heath , and the 99th 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 Packard Avenue (IP3 9HW) in the last 12 months was 122.7 per 1,000 residents and was 30.1% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 73.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Packard Avenue (IP3 9HW), the main crime hotspot is near Recreation Way. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 15 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 | Criminal damage and arson | King'S Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gorse Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Badshah Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wright Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hillside Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Franklin Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shackleton Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Recreation Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gorse Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Serpentine Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Howe Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Coniston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillside Crescent | Under investigation |
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