Crime Rates at Britannia Road, Ipswich, IP4 5JX

Britannia Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in St John's , and the 161st highest crime rate of 429 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 5JX) in the last 12 months was 83.3 per 1,000 residents and was 38.4% higher than the St John's average (60.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 9.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 77.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Britannia Road (IP4 5JX), the main crime hotspot is near Newbury Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.