Crime Rates at Spring Road, Ipswich, IP4 5NB

Spring Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in St John's , and the 69th lowest crime rate of 429 local areas in Ipswich .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Spring Road (IP4 5NB) in the last 12 months was 20.3 per 1,000 residents and was 66.3% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spring Road (IP4 5NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Schreiber Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ernleigh Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.