Postcode · Ipswich
Crime in IP2 8LB
How much crime is recorded in IP2 8LB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Maidenhall, Stoke & Port
- Council
- Ipswich
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,529 (2024)
IP2 8LBIpswich
How safe is IP2 8LB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IP2 8LB area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 8LBNational
Violence and sexual offences13.623.6
Burglary5.79.1
Other theft4.14.5
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Shoplifting1.48.4
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Drugs0.92.4
Other crime0.71.5
Public order0.64.6
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 67% 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.