Total Crime Rate
103.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woodbridge Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in St John's , and the 126th highest crime rate of 432 local areas in Ipswich .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Woodbridge Road (IP4 4EJ) in the last 12 months was 103.9 per 1,000 residents and was 80.7% higher than the St John's average (57.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 53.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodbridge Road (IP4 4EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodbridge Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In St John's| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spring Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Drift | 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 | Public order | Woodbridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Roundwood Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Khartoum Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roundwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spring Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Holland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Drift | Under investigation |
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