Postcode · Ipswich
Crime in IP3 0JQ
How much crime is recorded in IP3 0JQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Gainsborough, Greenwich & Orwell
- Council
- Ipswich
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,591 (2024)
IP3 0JQIpswich
How safe is IP3 0JQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 45.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IP3 0JQ 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
45.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
104
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).
IP3 0JQNational
Violence and sexual offences35.323.6
Shoplifting13.68.4
Criminal damage and arson11.94.7
Other theft11.14.5
Burglary11.09.1
Anti-social behaviour8.410.7
Public order6.24.6
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Other crime3.11.5
Possession of weapons2.20.9
Drugs2.12.4
Theft from the person1.02.1
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% 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.