Total Crime Rate

354.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 354.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 124.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.3 10/10
  • Other theft 49.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.1 10/10
  • Public order 31.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 12.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.2 8/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Robbery 6.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Lower Brook Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Alexandra , and the 13th highest crime rate of 432 local areas in Ipswich .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lower Brook Street (IP4 1AL) in the last 12 months was 354.0 per 1,000 residents and was 43.0% higher than the Alexandra average (247.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 161.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Brook Street (IP4 1AL), the main crime hotspot is near Dogs Head Street. Police recorded 244 crimes here, including 155 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Brook Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting B1076 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting B1076 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting B1076 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting B1076 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft B1076 Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs B1076 Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs B1076 Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Dogs Head Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Key Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bus/Coach Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Key Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Key Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Dogs Head Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Dogs Head Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dogs Head Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Dogs Head Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dogs Head Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dogs Head Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Brook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Upper Brook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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