Total Crime Rate
2.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woodbridge Road area has the lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in St John's , and the 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 Woodbridge Road (IP4 4PG) in the last 12 months was 2.9 per 1,000 residents and was 94.9% lower than the St John's average (57.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Woodbridge Road (IP4 4PG), the main crime hotspot is near Lattice Avenue. Police recorded 93 crimes here, including 87 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In St John's| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lattice Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lattice Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rushmere Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ernleigh Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ernleigh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ernleigh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lattice Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lattice Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Crofton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lattice Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
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