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Crime in IP3 9DW

How much crime is recorded in IP3 9DW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Priory Heath
Council
Ipswich
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,657 (2024)
Crime

How safe is IP3 9DW

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IP3 9DW area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
29.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 9DWNational
Violence and sexual offences20.323.6
Shoplifting8.08.4
Vehicle crime7.43.5
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Public order3.44.6
Anti-social behaviour1.910.7
Burglary1.99.1
Other crime1.61.5
Other theft0.84.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.51.4
Drugs0.52.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 47% 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.

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