Total Crime Rate
19.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Parade Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Rushmere , and the 66th lowest crime rate of 432 local areas in Ipswich .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Parade Road (IP4 4BH) in the last 12 months was 19.8 per 1,000 residents and was 59.1% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Parade Road (IP4 4BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tydeman Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Rushmere| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Russet Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Khartoum Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brunswick Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tydeman Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tydeman Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashmere Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Braeburn Close | Under investigation |
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