Total Crime Rate

160.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 160.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 99.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.3 10/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.9 4/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

St Helens Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Alexandra , and the 63rd 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 St Helens Street (IP4 2LX) in the last 12 months was 160.6 per 1,000 residents and was 35.3% lower than the Alexandra average (248.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 99.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Helens Street (IP4 2LX), the main crime hotspot is near Woodhouse Square. Police recorded 43 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Samuel Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lacey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cobbold Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Wells Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wells Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Waterworks Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterworks Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lancaster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finchley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cemetery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cemetery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Regent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wells Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shaftesbury Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodhouse Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodhouse Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodhouse Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodhouse Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

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