Total Crime Rate

196.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 196.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 127.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.2 9/10
  • Public order 14.6 8/10
  • Other crime 10.9 10/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Nacton Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Priory Heath , and the 44th highest crime rate of 432 local areas in Ipswich .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nacton Road (IP3 9QA) in the last 12 months was 196.4 per 1,000 residents and was 126.8% higher 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 149.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nacton Road (IP3 9QA), the main crime hotspot is near Nacton Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nacton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences May Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maybury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Felix Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lysander Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Emperor Circle Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Nacton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nacton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maybury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halton Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Halton Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Nacton Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Golden Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Gorse Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Golden Mews Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nacton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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