Total Crime Rate

53.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.2 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 53.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 28.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Dragonfly Walk area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Priory Heath , and the 194th 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 Dragonfly Walk (IP3 9UG) in the last 12 months was 53.9 per 1,000 residents and was 42.9% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 28.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dragonfly Walk (IP3 9UG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Freston Road, where police recorded 15 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 Dragonfly Walk area

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

Data Sources

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