Postcode · Ipswich
Crime in IP2 8EQ
How much crime is recorded in IP2 8EQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Maidenhall, Stoke & Port
- Council
- Ipswich
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,574 (2024)
IP2 8EQIpswich
How safe is IP2 8EQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IP2 8EQ area, above 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
35.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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).
IP2 8EQNational
Violence and sexual offences26.723.6
Criminal damage and arson8.74.7
Burglary8.59.1
Anti-social behaviour6.010.7
Vehicle crime5.33.5
Other theft4.34.5
Public order2.24.6
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Other crime1.11.5
Drugs1.02.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% 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.