Postcode · Ipswich
Crime in IP1 4HG
How much crime is recorded in IP1 4HG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Castle Hill
- Council
- Ipswich
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,489 (2024)
IP1 4HGIpswich
How safe is IP1 4HG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IP1 4HG area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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 4HGNational
Shoplifting16.78.4
Violence and sexual offences13.223.6
Burglary5.39.1
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Other theft2.14.5
Public order1.64.6
Other crime1.31.5
Drugs0.82.4
Anti-social behaviour0.610.7
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Robbery0.11.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.