Total Crime Rate

102.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 102.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 61.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Nacton Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Priory Heath , and the 131st highest crime rate of 429 local areas in Ipswich .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nacton Road (IP3 9QT) in the last 12 months was 102.6 per 1,000 residents and was 8.7% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 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 24 (≈ 61.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nacton Road (IP3 9QT), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Nacton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Drift —
Apr 2026Public order Leslie Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Halton Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranwell Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nacton Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nacton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cody Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cody Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cody Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hunter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Damselfly Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spitfire Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wyvern Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Drift Under investigation
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Data Sources

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