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

Wyvern 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 Wyvern Road (IP3 9TJ) 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 Wyvern Road (IP3 9TJ), the main crime hotspot is near Nacton Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wyvern Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Nacton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nacton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halton Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Nacton Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nacton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Halton Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Emperor Circle Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lysander Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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