Total Crime Rate

257.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

137.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 257.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 137.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.5 10/10
  • Public order 27.5 10/10
  • Other theft 24.1 10/10
  • Drugs 13.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.9 8/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Orwell Place area has the 13th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Alexandra , and the 34th highest crime rate of 429 local areas in Ipswich .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Orwell Place (IP4 1BD) in the last 12 months was 257.7 per 1,000 residents and was 3.9% higher than the Alexandra average (248.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 137.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orwell Place (IP4 1BD), the main crime hotspot is near Dogs Head Street. Police recorded 255 crimes here, including 165 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Orwell Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/113)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Dogs Head Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterworks Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Blackfriars Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackfriars Court —
Apr 2026Public order Waterworks Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pleasant Row —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Key Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Key Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Key Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Burglary Cobden Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Brook Street —
Apr 2026Public order Northgate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northgate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northgate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Northgate Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Northgate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Northgate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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