Total Crime Rate
83.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woodbridge Road East area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Bixley , and the 168th highest crime rate of 432 local areas in Ipswich .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Woodbridge Road East (IP4 5PH) in the last 12 months was 83.1 per 1,000 residents and was 83.8% higher than the Bixley average (45.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -31.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodbridge Road East (IP4 5PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ladywood Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bixley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodbridge Road East | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodbridge Road East | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Adelaide Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ladywood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ladywood Road | Under investigation |
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