Total Crime Rate

342.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

106.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 342.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 106.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 74.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.0 9/10
  • Other theft 57.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.4 10/10
  • Public order 30.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.4 7/10
  • Burglary 16.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.4 9/10
  • Drugs 11.0 8/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Foxtail Road 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 Foxtail Road (IP3 9RT) 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 Foxtail Road (IP3 9RT), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Foxtail Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Edith Cook Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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