Postcode · Ipswich
Crime in IP3 9ES
How much crime is recorded in IP3 9ES, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Priory Heath
- Council
- Ipswich
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,678 (2024)
IP3 9ESIpswich
How safe is IP3 9ES
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 45.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IP3 9ES 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
45.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
75
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 9ESNational
Violence and sexual offences33.723.6
Criminal damage and arson8.24.7
Vehicle crime7.73.5
Shoplifting4.78.4
Other crime4.31.5
Other theft4.34.5
Public order3.04.6
Drugs2.72.4
Burglary2.49.1
Anti-social behaviour2.210.7
Possession of weapons2.10.9
Robbery0.81.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% 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.