Total Crime Rate
53.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Demoiselle Crescent 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 Demoiselle Crescent (IP3 9UE) 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 Demoiselle Crescent (IP3 9UE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Witney Close, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Halton Crescent (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ipswich| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Halton Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lackford Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Leslie Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Elderberry Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Elderberry Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wyvern Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Witney Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Damselfly Road | Under investigation |
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