Total Crime Rate

154.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 154.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 51.4 8/10
  • Public order 23.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Burglary 4.0 4/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 62nd highest crime rate of 432 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 154.2 per 1,000 residents and was 78.0% higher than the Priory Heath average (86.6 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 47.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nacton Road (IP3 9RZ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 8 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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Havergate Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting James Bennett Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Witney Close —
Sep 2025Public order Witney Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Titchwell Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Titchwell Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Titchwell Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Titchwell Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Havergate Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hening Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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