Crime Rates at Christchurch Street, Ipswich, IP4 2DH

Christchurch Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in St Margaret's , and the 176th highest 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 Christchurch Street (IP4 2DH) in the last 12 months was 79.0 per 1,000 residents and was 67.8% higher than the St Margaret's average (47.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Christchurch Street (IP4 2DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.