Total Crime Rate

11.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 11.9 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Freehold Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in St John's , and the 28th lowest crime rate of 432 local areas in Ipswich .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Freehold Road (IP4 5HX) in the last 12 months was 11.9 per 1,000 residents and was 79.3% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

In the area around Freehold Road (IP4 5HX), the main crime hotspot is near Derby Close. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Freehold Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Milton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Derby Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westminster Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kemball Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kemball Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Risby Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Milton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Layard Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Layard Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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