Total Crime Rate

83.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 83.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 39.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Short Brackland area has the 8th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Eastgate , and the 120th highest crime rate of 587 local areas in West Suffolk .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Short Brackland (IP33 1EL) in the last 12 months was 83.7 per 1,000 residents and was 12.4% higher than the Eastgate average (74.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -77.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Short Brackland (IP33 1EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 97 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Merchants Place (52 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Short Brackland area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/69)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osier Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merchants Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brentgovel Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ipswich Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Hops Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hops Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Merchants Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merchants Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merchants Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merchants Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merchants Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merchants Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merchants Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gosnold Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gosnold Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Cannonfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Pump Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gosnold Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lawsons Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gosnold Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Looms Lane —
Sep 2025Public order High Baxter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order High Baxter Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brentgovel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brentgovel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Brentgovel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tavern Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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