Total Crime Rate

40.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 40.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 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
  • 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 · 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 11th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Alexandra , and the 146th lowest crime rate of 432 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 Grove Lane (IP4 1NX) in the last 12 months was 40.4 per 1,000 residents and was 83.7% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grove Lane (IP4 1NX), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 69 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 (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Oxford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Melville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Rosebery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alexandra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Alexandra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Gladstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Cavendish Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashmere Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Back Hamlet Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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