Total Crime Rate
11.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ipswich Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Ganges , and the 37th lowest crime rate of 301 local areas in Babergh .
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 Ipswich Road (IP9 2QR) in the last 12 months was 11.0 per 1,000 residents and was 61.4% lower than the Ganges average (28.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ipswich Road (IP9 2QR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Caxton Close, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ganges| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Jervis Close | Under investigation |
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