Total Crime Rate
41.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Goring 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 5LR) 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 5LR), 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.
View Crime In Ipswich| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lattice Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lattice Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newbury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lattice Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lattice Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lattice Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lattice Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lattice Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lattice Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newbury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Regina Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Regina Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Regina Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
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