Total Crime Rate

45.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 45.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 18.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rushmere Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Bixley , and the 165th lowest 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 Rushmere Road (IP4 4JY) in the last 12 months was 45.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1.8% higher than the Bixley average (44.4 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 Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rushmere Road (IP4 4JY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Schreiber Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rushmere Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Drift Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Schreiber Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crozier Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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