Total Crime Rate

688.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 688.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 188.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 188.6 10/10
  • Public order 63.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 57.2 10/10
  • Other theft 44.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.8 9/10
  • Drugs 27.5 10/10
  • Robbery 21.2 10/10
  • Burglary 17.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.4 8/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
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

Woodbridge Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Alexandra , and the 4th 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 Woodbridge Road (IP4 2EG) in the last 12 months was 688.6 per 1,000 residents and was 178.2% higher 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 89 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 62.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 136 (≈ 288.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodbridge Road (IP4 2EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 124 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woodbridge Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodhouse Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterworks Street
Sep 2025Theft from the person St Margaret'S Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Helens Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodhouse Square
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodhouse Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodhouse Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodhouse Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodhouse Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodhouse Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christchurch Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christchurch Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clench Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christchurch Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hervey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hervey Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Suffolk Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orwell Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rope Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cobbold Mews Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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