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 5HZ) 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 5HZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Britannia Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Freehold Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kemball Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Risby Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kemball Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westminster Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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