Total Crime Rate

56.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 56.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 40.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Woodbridge Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in St John's , and the 203rd 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 Woodbridge Road (IP4 4PN) in the last 12 months was 56.6 per 1,000 residents and was 6.0% lower than the St John's average (60.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 27.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 40.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodbridge Road (IP4 4PN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Schreiber Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ernleigh Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woodbridge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Schreiber 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 Starfield Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Layard Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Layard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Layard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crozier Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Mandy Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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