Postcode · Ipswich
Crime in IP1 5AU
How much crime is recorded in IP1 5AU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Whitehouse
- Council
- Ipswich
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,020 (2024)
IP1 5AUIpswich
How safe is IP1 5AU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IP1 5AU area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
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 5AUNational
Shoplifting32.28.4
Violence and sexual offences16.223.6
Burglary5.59.1
Other theft4.84.5
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Public order3.64.6
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Robbery1.01.4
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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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.