Total Crime Rate

73.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 73.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 52.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.5 8/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Belle Vue Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Alexandra , and the 179th highest crime rate of 429 local areas in Ipswich .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Belle Vue Road (IP4 2RG) in the last 12 months was 73.4 per 1,000 residents and was 70.4% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 52.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Belle Vue Road (IP4 2RG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Russet Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oxford Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Belle Vue Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Russet Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Post Mill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Post Mill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Grange Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bartholomew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nottidge Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bartholomew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bartholomew Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bartholomew Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tydeman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tydeman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tydeman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Russet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grange Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Lacey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lancaster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meridian Rise Under investigation

Data Sources

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