Total Crime Rate

102.4 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 102.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.1 9/10
  • Public order 24.1 10/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.1 3/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 33rd highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Alexandra , and the 129th highest crime rate of 432 local areas in Ipswich .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Mill (IP4 1FQ) in the last 12 months was 102.4 per 1,000 residents and was 58.6% lower than the Alexandra average (247.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 42.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Mill (IP4 1FQ), 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 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Foundry Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Silent Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bus/Coach Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shire Hall Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tacket Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Key Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Brook Street —
Sep 2025Public order Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barnard Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnard Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bell Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shire Hall Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wingfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Upper Brook Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Brook Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Lower Brook Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Brook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Upper Brook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Upper Brook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tyler Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cutler Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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