Total Crime Rate
76.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
49.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Moffat Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Rushmere , and the 174th 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 Moffat Avenue (IP4 3JG) in the last 12 months was 76.9 per 1,000 residents and was 61.4% higher than the Rushmere average (47.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 49.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Moffat Avenue (IP4 3JG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dumfries Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ipswich| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cromarty Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Selkirk Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dumbarton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Renfrew Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cromarty Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Caithness Close | Under investigation |
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