Total Crime Rate

120.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 120.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 60.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.1 7/10
  • Public order 24.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
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

The Mill area has the 29th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Alexandra , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 429 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 120.5 per 1,000 residents and was 51.4% lower than the Alexandra average (248.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 60.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/88)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnard Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tacket Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dogs Head Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dogs Head Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dogs Head Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dogs Head Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnard Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barnard Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Key Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barnard Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Brook Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lower Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lower Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Brook Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Key Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Key Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foundry Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Common Quay Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dogs Head Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dogs Head Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Dogs Head Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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