Total Crime Rate

76.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 76.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Moffat Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Rushmere , and the 185th highest crime rate of 432 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 58.6% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 49.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moffat Avenue (IP4 3JG), the main crime hotspot is near Dumfries Road. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Moffat Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dumfries Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fife Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selkirk Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dumfries Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aberdeen Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aberdeen Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roxburgh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dumfries Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melrose Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Forfar Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dumfries Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dumfries Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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