Total Crime Rate

41.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.6 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 41.2 4/10
  • Violent crimes 20.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Goring Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in St John's , and the 148th lowest crime rate of 429 local areas in Ipswich .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Goring Road (IP4 5LP) in the last 12 months was 41.2 per 1,000 residents and was 31.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Goring Road (IP4 5LP), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 112 crimes here, including 81 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Goring Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lattice Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lattice Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lattice Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lattice Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lattice Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lattice Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lattice Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lattice Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regina Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regina Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regina Close Action to be taken by another organisation

Data Sources

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