Total Crime Rate

11.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 11.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 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
  • Other theft 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Westerfield Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in St Margaret's , and the 26th lowest crime rate of 432 local areas in Ipswich .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westerfield Road (IP4 2UE) in the last 12 months was 11.0 per 1,000 residents and was 76.6% lower than the St Margaret's average (47.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

In the area around Westerfield Road (IP4 2UE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bolton Lane, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Westerfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Cobbold Mews Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hervey Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christchurch Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christchurch Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christchurch Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hervey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person St Margaret'S Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Margaret'S Plain Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Margaret'S Plain Under investigation
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Data Sources

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