Total Crime Rate

43.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 43.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 31.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.1 7/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Byford Walk area has the 10th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in St Margaret's , and the 158th lowest crime rate of 429 local areas in Ipswich .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Byford Walk (IP4 2GE) in the last 12 months was 43.5 per 1,000 residents and was 4.2% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 31.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Byford Walk (IP4 2GE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Russet Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Byford Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Post Mill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tydeman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tydeman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Post Mill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meridian Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bransby Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Russet Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Russet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hayhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belvedere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tydeman Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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