Total Crime Rate
158.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
43.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Nacton Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Priory Heath , and the 64th 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 Nacton Road (IP3 9QD) in the last 12 months was 158.1 per 1,000 residents and was 67.6% higher than the Priory Heath average (94.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 43.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Nacton Road (IP3 9QD), the main crime hotspot is near Nacton Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 23 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Damselfly Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cody Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Halton Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nacton Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nacton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hunter Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hunter Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Spitfire Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cody Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cody Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Drift | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Drift | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranwell Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wyvern Road | Under investigation |
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