Total Crime Rate

101.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 101.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 43.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Suffolk Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in St Margaret's , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 429 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 Suffolk Road (IP4 2EZ) in the last 12 months was 101.4 per 1,000 residents and was 123.3% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 43.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Suffolk Road (IP4 2EZ), the main crime hotspot is near Bolton Lane. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Suffolk Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cemetery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Christchurch Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hayhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Parkside Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lacey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finchley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cobbold Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tuddenham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tuddenham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vermont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Samuel Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cemetery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vermont Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime George Frost Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hervey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hervey Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blanche Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime George Frost Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkside Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bransby Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Parkside Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bolton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bolton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bolton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bolton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Samuel Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bolton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bolton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bolton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bolton Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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