Total Crime Rate

294.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

197.5 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 294.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 197.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 151.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.6 10/10
  • Public order 33.6 10/10
  • Other theft 21.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.4 9/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.2 3/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Bolton Lane area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in St Margaret's , and the 25th highest crime rate of 429 local areas in Ipswich .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bolton Lane (IP4 2BT) in the last 12 months was 294.1 per 1,000 residents and was 548.0% higher than the St Margaret's average (45.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 197.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bolton Lane (IP4 2BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 143 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Northgate Street (82 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bolton Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/52)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Parkside Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkside Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Margaret'S Plain Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Samuel Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Margaret'S Plain Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northgate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northgate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Northgate Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Northgate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Northgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parkside Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Samuel Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Northgate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bolton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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