Total Crime Rate

46.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 46.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Shoplifting 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

Harrier Close area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Priory Heath , and the 163rd lowest crime rate of 432 local areas in Ipswich .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Harrier Close (IP3 9TF) in the last 12 months was 46.2 per 1,000 residents and was 46.7% lower than the Priory Heath average (86.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 23.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harrier Close (IP3 9TF), the main crime hotspot is near Nacton Road. Police recorded 34 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 Harrier Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nacton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Brazier'S Wood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Golden Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Golden Mews Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mildmay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mildmay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boyton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boyton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maybury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maybury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lysander Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Windermere Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windermere Close
Sep 2025Other crime Nacton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Nacton Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Brazier'S Wood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brazier'S Wood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nacton Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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