Total Crime Rate
116.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
87.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dumbarton Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Rushmere , and the 109th highest crime rate of 429 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 Dumbarton Road (IP4 3JR) in the last 12 months was 116.2 per 1,000 residents and was 143.8% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 5.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 87.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dumbarton Road (IP4 3JR), the main crime hotspot is near Dumfries Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ipswich| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dumbarton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Selkirk Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
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