Crime Rates at Blanche Street, Ipswich, IP4 2EJ

Blanche Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in St Margaret's , and the 122nd highest crime rate of 429 local areas in Ipswich .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blanche Street (IP4 2EJ) in the last 12 months was 107.8 per 1,000 residents and was 137.5% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 71.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blanche Street (IP4 2EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 125 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodhouse Square (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.