Total Crime Rate
102.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
61.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Crane Boulevard 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 Crane Boulevard (IP3 9SQ) 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 Crane Boulevard (IP3 9SQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Reid Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ipswich| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Drift | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Drift | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Leslie Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Reid Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | James Bennett Avenue | Under investigation |
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