Total Crime Rate

24.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 24.8 3/10
  • Violent crimes 15.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Kings Avenue area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Alexandra , and the 87th lowest crime rate of 429 local areas in Ipswich .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kings Avenue (IP4 1NT) in the last 12 months was 24.8 per 1,000 residents and was 90.0% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Avenue (IP4 1NT), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bartholomew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Grange Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nottidge Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill House Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lancaster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lacey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grange Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Regent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bartholomew Street 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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bartholomew Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bartholomew Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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