Total Crime Rate

34.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.4 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 34.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 34.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Mark Jennings Lane area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Eastgate , and the 243rd lowest crime rate of 590 local areas in West Suffolk .

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 Mark Jennings Lane (IP33 1HH) in the last 12 months was 34.4 per 1,000 residents and was 50.2% lower than the Eastgate average (68.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 9 cases , down -10.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mark Jennings Lane (IP33 1HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tayfen Terrace (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mark Jennings Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hops Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tayfen Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ipswich Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Tayfen Terrace Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Robbery Tayfen Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tayfen Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Out Northgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Out Northgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hops Court Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order Mark Jennings Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Etna Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ramplin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boughton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ipswich Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lathbury Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ipswich Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ipswich Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hops Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lathbury Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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