Total Crime Rate

119.5 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 119.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Other crime 8.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cromarty Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Rushmere , and the 98th 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 Cromarty Road (IP4 3EU) in the last 12 months was 119.5 per 1,000 residents and was 146.5% higher than the Rushmere average (48.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 75.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cromarty Road (IP4 3EU), the main crime hotspot is near Aberdeen Way. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cromarty Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aberdeen Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Forfar Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melrose Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roxburgh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lanark Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fife Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selkirk Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aberdeen Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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