Total Crime Rate

124.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 124.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 51.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.0 9/10
  • Other crime 14.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Other theft 7.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Ipswich Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Harbour & Normanston , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 850 local areas in East Suffolk .

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 (NR32 1TS) in the last 12 months was 124.5 per 1,000 residents and was 25.6% lower than the Harbour & Normanston average (167.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 51.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ipswich Road (NR32 1TS), the main crime hotspot is near Reeve Street. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Ipswich Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Royal Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Royal Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Worthing Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown Street West Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Margaret'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Margaret'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Reeve Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reeve Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order St Peter'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sussex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reeve Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sussex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kelly-Pain Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sussex Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Winnipeg Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tethys Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thurston Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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