Total Crime Rate

88.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.1 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 88.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 65.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Finchley Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in St Margaret's , and the 155th highest 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 Finchley Road (IP4 2HT) in the last 12 months was 88.1 per 1,000 residents and was 94.1% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 65.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finchley Road (IP4 2HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cemetery Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oxford Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Finchley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vermont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lacey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bransby Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finchley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lancaster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Regent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hervey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hervey Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meridian Rise 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 2026Other crime Christchurch Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wells Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wells Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wells Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vermont Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cemetery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hayhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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