Total Crime Rate

116.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 116.2 8/10
  • Drugs 30.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 20.2 7/10
  • Other theft 15.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

The Mill area has the 29th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Alexandra , and the 102nd 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 The Mill (IP4 1FP) in the last 12 months was 116.2 per 1,000 residents and was 53.1% lower than the Alexandra average (247.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 218.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Mill (IP4 1FP), 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 The Mill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Common Quay Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dogs Head Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Key Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Key Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Key Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Key Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dogs Head Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dogs Head Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dogs Head Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dogs Head Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dogs Head Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dogs Head Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dogs Head Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Common Quay
Sep 2025Public order Dogs Head Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Dogs Head Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dogs Head Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Dogs Head Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Foundry Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silent Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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