Total Crime Rate

12.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 12.7 1/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Northgate Street area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Eastgate , and the 88th lowest crime rate of 587 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 Northgate Street (IP33 1JD) in the last 12 months was 12.7 per 1,000 residents and was 82.9% lower than the Eastgate average (74.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

In the area around Northgate Street (IP33 1JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tayfen Terrace (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Northgate Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Ipswich Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Station Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tayfen Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tayfen Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tayfen Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tayfen Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tayfen Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Etna Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hops Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cannonfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ipswich Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lathbury Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cannon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Harland Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Hops Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ipswich Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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