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Crime in IP1 5DG

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

Neighbourhood
Whitehouse
Council
Ipswich
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
2,231 (2024)
Crime

How safe is IP1 5DG

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IP1 5DG area, 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
27.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 5DGNational
Violence and sexual offences24.823.6
Shoplifting6.78.4
Anti-social behaviour3.310.7
Public order2.14.6
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Other theft1.64.5
Burglary1.19.1
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Other crime0.61.5
Theft from the person0.02.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 15% 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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