Crime Rates at Grimwade Street, Ipswich, IP4 1LW

Grimwade Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Alexandra , and the 26th 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 Grimwade Street (IP4 1LW) in the last 12 months was 293.9 per 1,000 residents and was 18.4% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 129.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grimwade Street (IP4 1LW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodhouse Square (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.