Total Crime Rate

37.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 37.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Britannia Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in St John's , and the 135th 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 Britannia Road (IP4 5HF) in the last 12 months was 37.8 per 1,000 residents and was 34.2% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Britannia Road (IP4 5HF), the main crime hotspot is near Newbury Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Britannia Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Newbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westminster Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackheath Avenue —
Sep 2025Robbery Blackheath Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackheath Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roy Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Risby Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newbury Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redwald Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newbury Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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