Total Crime Rate

88.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 88.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 4.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St 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.

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Crime Over Time in St Helens Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rope Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Fore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodhouse Square
Sep 2025Drugs Fore Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodhouse Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Helens Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Cobbold Mews Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodhouse Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodhouse Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodhouse Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodhouse Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodhouse Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fore Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orwell Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shaftesbury Square
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christchurch Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christchurch Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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