Postcode · Ipswich
Crime in IP1 4JP
How much crime is recorded in IP1 4JP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Castle Hill
- Council
- Ipswich
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,517 (2024)
IP1 4JPIpswich
How safe is IP1 4JP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IP1 4JP 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
18.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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 4JPNational
Violence and sexual offences8.323.6
Burglary8.09.1
Vehicle crime7.33.5
Other theft1.44.5
Anti-social behaviour1.310.7
Criminal damage and arson0.84.7
Other crime0.81.5
Drugs0.62.4
Public order0.44.6
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 16% 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.