Total Crime Rate

221.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

146.0 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 221.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 146.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 116.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Public order 16.2 9/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 8/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Shaftesbury Square area has the 19th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Alexandra , and the 40th highest crime rate of 429 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 Shaftesbury Square (IP4 1NB) in the last 12 months was 221.6 per 1,000 residents and was 10.7% lower 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 145.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftesbury Square (IP4 1NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 143 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shaftesbury Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cobbold Mews Awaiting court outcome
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
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shaftesbury Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Regent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Common Quay Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Samuel Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Samuel Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Christchurch Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cobden Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tacket Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blanche Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Fore Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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