Total Crime Rate

295.5 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 295.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.2 10/10
  • Public order 34.4 10/10
  • Other theft 30.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.5 8/10
  • Drugs 27.5 10/10
  • Burglary 13.8 9/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Angel Lane area has the 12th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Alexandra , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 432 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 Angel Lane (IP4 1JX) in the last 12 months was 295.5 per 1,000 residents and was 19.4% higher 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 137.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Angel Lane (IP4 1JX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 124 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Angel Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Key Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodhouse Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodhouse Square
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Common Quay
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Key Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodhouse Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Key Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodhouse Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodhouse Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterworks Street
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rope Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orwell Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shaftesbury Square
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fore Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tacket Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodhouse Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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