Total Crime Rate

102.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 102.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woodbridge Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Alexandra , and the 128th highest crime rate of 432 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 Woodbridge Road (IP4 2PF) in the last 12 months was 102.8 per 1,000 residents and was 58.5% lower than the Alexandra average (247.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 46.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodbridge Road (IP4 2PF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodbridge Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Hervey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Oxford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rope Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hayhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bransby Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bransby Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bransby Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hervey Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lacey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wells Close
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Suffolk Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clench Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hayhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hayhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hayhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Helens Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation

Data Sources

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