Total Crime Rate

14.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 14.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Freehold Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in St John's , and the 42nd lowest crime rate of 429 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 14.8 per 1,000 residents and was 75.4% 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 Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

In the area around Freehold Road (IP4 5HX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Layard Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Risby Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Freehold Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Layard Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Layard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Mandy Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Layard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clementine Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Derby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Coronation Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kemball Street —
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Data Sources

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