Postcode · Ipswich
Crime in IP4 1PU
How much crime is recorded in IP4 1PU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ipswich Central
- Council
- Ipswich
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,491 (2024)
IP4 1PUIpswich
How safe is IP4 1PU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IP4 1PU area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 1PUNational
Violence and sexual offences16.823.6
Public order7.24.6
Vehicle crime6.63.5
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Anti-social behaviour3.910.7
Other theft1.74.5
Other crime1.61.5
Drugs1.12.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 36% 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.