Postcode · Ipswich
Crime in IP3 8TR
How much crime is recorded in IP3 8TR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bixley, Warren Heath & Nacton
- Council
- East Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,592 (2024)
IP3 8TRIpswich
How safe is IP3 8TR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 9.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IP3 8TR area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
9.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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 8TRNational
Shoplifting10.78.4
Violence and sexual offences4.923.6
Burglary4.59.1
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Other theft2.24.5
Public order1.64.6
Anti-social behaviour0.910.7
Criminal damage and arson0.74.7
Other crime0.21.5
Drugs0.22.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.