Crime Rates at Britannia Road, Ipswich, IP4 5JU

Britannia Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in St John's , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 432 local areas in Ipswich .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Britannia Road (IP4 5JU) in the last 12 months was 101.2 per 1,000 residents and was 76.1% higher 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 59.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Britannia Road (IP4 5JU), 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.