Postcode · Ipswich
Crime in IP2 8NE
How much crime is recorded in IP2 8NE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sproughton, Washbrook & Hintlesham
- Council
- Babergh
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,170 (2024)
IP2 8NEIpswich
How safe is IP2 8NE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IP2 8NE 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
17.6
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 8NENational
Burglary12.49.1
Violence and sexual offences12.023.6
Other theft3.54.5
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Public order2.84.6
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Other crime1.01.5
Shoplifting0.98.4
Drugs0.82.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.