Total Crime Rate

86.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 86.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 7/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Grove Lane area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Alexandra , and the 162nd 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 Grove Lane (IP4 1NW) in the last 12 months was 86.5 per 1,000 residents and was 65.1% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 51.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grove Lane (IP4 1NW), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grove Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Oxford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Back Hamlet Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Melville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Alexandra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lacey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alexandra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rosebery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashmere Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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