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Crime in IP1 4

How much crime is recorded in IP1 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Ipswich
Region
East of England
Population
16,143 (2024)
Crime

How safe is IP1 4

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in IP1 4, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
28.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
74
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

IP1 4National
Shoplifting27.58.4
Violence and sexual offences21.723.6
Burglary5.59.1
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Other theft4.54.5
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Public order3.64.6
Bicycle theft2.21.0
Drugs2.02.4
Other crime1.51.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 13% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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