Postcode · Ipswich
Crime in IP1 5EG
How much crime is recorded in IP1 5EG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Whitehouse
- Council
- Ipswich
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,724 (2024)
IP1 5EGIpswich
How safe is IP1 5EG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 45.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IP1 5EG area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
45.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
79
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 5EGNational
Violence and sexual offences40.723.6
Shoplifting9.48.4
Other theft6.84.5
Public order6.74.6
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Anti-social behaviour2.210.7
Other crime1.61.5
Burglary1.59.1
Robbery1.31.4
Drugs1.22.4
Theft from the person0.92.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.