Total Crime Rate

62.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.2 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 62.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 36.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.9 7/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Shoplifting 6.6 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 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 crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 9th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in St Margaret's , and the 210th highest crime rate of 429 local areas in Ipswich .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Finchley Road (IP4 2HU) in the last 12 months was 62.5 per 1,000 residents and was 37.7% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finchley Road (IP4 2HU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cemetery Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (15 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 (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cemetery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wells Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blanche Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wells Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vermont Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cemetery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vermont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tuddenham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tuddenham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Regent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finchley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lacey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hayhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Samuel Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bransby Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hervey Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Christchurch Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hervey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cobbold Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lancaster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Samuel Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wells Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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