Total Crime Rate

51.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 51.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • 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 theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Milton Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in St John's , and the 181st lowest crime rate of 432 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 Milton Street (IP4 4PP) in the last 12 months was 51.2 per 1,000 residents and was 10.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milton Street (IP4 4PP), the main crime hotspot is near Woodbridge Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Milton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Milton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Layard Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Phoenix Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Risby Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Layard Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Public order Woodbridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirby Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Milton Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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