Total Crime Rate
88.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Helens Street area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Alexandra , and the 156th highest crime rate of 432 local areas in Ipswich .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around St Helens Street (IP4 2JZ) in the last 12 months was 88.7 per 1,000 residents and was 64.2% lower than the Alexandra average (247.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Helens Street (IP4 2JZ), the main crime hotspot is near Woodhouse Square. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Alexandra| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rope Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fore Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Fore Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodhouse Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Fore Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodhouse Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Palmerston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Helens Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cobbold Mews | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodhouse Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodhouse Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodhouse Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodhouse Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodhouse Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fore Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orwell Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fore Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shaftesbury Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Christchurch Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Christchurch Street | Under investigation |
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