Total Crime Rate

51.0 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 51.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.0 4/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Crofton Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Bixley , and the 180th 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 Crofton Road (IP4 4QS) in the last 12 months was 51.0 per 1,000 residents and was 12.8% higher than the Bixley average (45.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crofton Road (IP4 4QS), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Crofton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ernleigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lattice Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lattice Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lattice Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Rushmere Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lattice Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ernleigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ernleigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lattice Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Public order Crofton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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