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Crime in IP1 5BG

How much crime is recorded in IP1 5BG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Whitehouse
Council
Ipswich
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,765 (2024)
Crime

How safe is IP1 5BG

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IP1 5BG area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
31.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 5BGNational
Violence and sexual offences27.623.6
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Other theft2.54.5
Burglary1.69.1
Shoplifting1.58.4
Other crime1.31.5
Public order0.94.6
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Drugs0.32.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 19% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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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.

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