Postcode · Ipswich
Crime in IP3 9BT
How much crime is recorded in IP3 9BT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Priory Heath
- Council
- Ipswich
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,665 (2024)
IP3 9BTIpswich
How safe is IP3 9BT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IP3 9BT area, less than half 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
15.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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 9BTNational
Shoplifting22.18.4
Violence and sexual offences9.523.6
Burglary5.89.1
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Public order2.84.6
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Anti-social behaviour2.310.7
Other theft2.14.5
Other crime1.31.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.