Total Crime Rate

105.6 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 105.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Other crime 9.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 7/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.9 1/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Public order 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 30th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Alexandra , and the 123rd 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 2QS) in the last 12 months was 105.6 per 1,000 residents and was 57.4% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 63.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodbridge Road (IP4 2QS), the main crime hotspot is near Tydeman Close. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 14 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Bank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lacey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bransby Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Russet Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hayhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hayhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bransby Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Braeburn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alexandra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Alexandra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashmere Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hayhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tydeman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tydeman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hayhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bransby Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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