Total Crime Rate

158.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 158.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 51.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 43.5 7/10
  • Public order 27.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.7 10/10
  • Burglary 15.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 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 9RZ) 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 9RZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Witney Close, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Havergate Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Nacton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nene Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft James Bennett Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Witney Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Edith Cook Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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