Total Crime Rate

408.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

178.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 408.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 178.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 137.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 69.0 10/10
  • Other theft 40.2 10/10
  • Public order 28.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.5 9/10
  • Drugs 11.5 9/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Fore Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Alexandra , and the 14th highest crime rate of 429 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 Fore Street (IP4 1JZ) in the last 12 months was 408.1 per 1,000 residents and was 64.4% higher than the Alexandra average (248.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 178.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fore Street (IP4 1JZ), the main crime hotspot is near Woodhouse Square. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fore Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodhouse Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterworks Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Page Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Waterworks Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackfriars Court —
Apr 2026Other theft Common Quay Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Common Quay Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Common Quay Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Common Quay Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Common Quay Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Blackfriars Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Coprolite Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodhouse Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodhouse Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodhouse Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wells Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Wells Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wells Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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