Total Crime Rate

147.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 147.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 77.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.1 9/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Cemetery Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in St Margaret's , and the 69th 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 Cemetery Road (IP4 2HR) in the last 12 months was 147.9 per 1,000 residents and was 225.8% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime 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 22 (≈ 77.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cemetery Road (IP4 2HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cemetery Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near North Hill Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cemetery Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vermont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bransby Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lancaster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meridian Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lacey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hervey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hervey Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finchley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Samuel Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Samuel Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tuddenham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tuddenham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blanche Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cemetery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cemetery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vermont Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wells Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Wells Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wells Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hayhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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