Postcode · Ipswich
Crime in IP4 1NT
How much crime is recorded in IP4 1NT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ipswich Central
- Council
- Ipswich
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,717 (2024)
How safe is IP4 1NT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IP4 1NT 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
27.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
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).
IP4 1NTNational
Violence and sexual offences23.323.6
Shoplifting10.98.4
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Other theft3.84.5
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Other crime1.81.5
Public order1.64.6
Burglary1.49.1
Anti-social behaviour1.310.7
Drugs1.02.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.