Postcode · Woodbridge
Crime in IP12 4GA
How much crime is recorded in IP12 4GA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kesgrave East & Martlesham
- Council
- East Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,426 (2024)
How safe is IP12 4GA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IP12 4GA area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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).
IP12 4GANational
Burglary11.79.1
Violence and sexual offences10.223.6
Other crime2.01.5
Other theft1.54.5
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Anti-social behaviour1.010.7
Public order1.04.6
Theft from the person0.02.1
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 34% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.