Total Crime Rate

18.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 18.6 2/10
  • Violent crimes 9.3 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.3 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Spring Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in St John's , and the 58th 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 Spring Road (IP4 5NP) in the last 12 months was 18.6 per 1,000 residents and was 69.2% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 9.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spring Road (IP4 5NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tokio Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Spring Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakstead Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakstead Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Marlborough Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakstead Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Oakstead Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Oakstead Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifford Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwallis Terrace Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other theft Springland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Oakstead Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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