Total Crime Rate

227.0 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 227.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.0 10/10
  • Public order 16.2 9/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 7/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.4 7/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Star Lane area has the 16th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Alexandra , and the 37th 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 Star Lane (IP4 1JN) in the last 12 months was 227.0 per 1,000 residents and was 8.3% lower 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 135.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Star Lane (IP4 1JN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodhouse Square, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Star Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodhouse Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodhouse Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shire Hall Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shire Hall Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orwell Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fore Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clench Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Fore Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodhouse Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Common Quay Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Common Quay
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fore Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Fore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodhouse Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodhouse Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodhouse Square
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodhouse Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shaftesbury Square

Data Sources

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