Total Crime Rate

38.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 38.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 21.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.4 5/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lacey Street area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Alexandra , and the 134th lowest 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 Lacey Street (IP4 2PH) in the last 12 months was 38.5 per 1,000 residents and was 84.5% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lacey Street (IP4 2PH), 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 Lacey Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lancaster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meridian Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hervey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hervey Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Samuel Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Samuel Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Bransby Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blanche Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hayhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Lacey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finchley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Regent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wells Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Christchurch Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tuddenham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wells Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wells Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cemetery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cemetery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tuddenham Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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