Postcode · Ipswich
Crime in IP3 9UD
How much crime is recorded in IP3 9UD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Priory Heath
- Council
- Ipswich
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,196 (2024)
IP3 9UDIpswich
How safe is IP3 9UD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IP3 9UD area, below 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
26.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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 9UDNational
Violence and sexual offences16.123.6
Shoplifting7.38.4
Vehicle crime7.23.5
Burglary6.69.1
Public order3.84.6
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Other theft2.04.5
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Drugs0.32.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.