Total Crime Rate

53.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 53.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 22.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ravenswood Avenue area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Priory Heath , and the 190th lowest crime rate of 429 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 Ravenswood Avenue (IP3 9TR) in the last 12 months was 53.3 per 1,000 residents and was 43.5% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ravenswood Avenue (IP3 9TR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Witney Close, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bilberry Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ravenswood Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elderberry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Damselfly Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Freston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elderberry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Huckleberry Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Huckleberry Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Witney Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Freston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wyvern Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hunter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lackford Place Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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