Total Crime Rate
342.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
106.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hening Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Priory Heath , and the 20th 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 Hening Avenue (IP3 9QJ) in the last 12 months was 342.5 per 1,000 residents and was 263.1% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 106.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hening Avenue (IP3 9QJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Witney Close, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bilberry Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ipswich| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Witney Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nene Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Leslie Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Edith Cook Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lackford Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alnesbourn Crescent | Under investigation |
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