Postcode · Ipswich
Crime in IP4 2RW
How much crime is recorded in IP4 2RW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ipswich Central
- Council
- Ipswich
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,980 (2024)
IP4 2RWIpswich
How safe is IP4 2RW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IP4 2RW area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.1
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 2RWNational
Violence and sexual offences28.523.6
Criminal damage and arson9.54.7
Other theft4.04.5
Public order3.64.6
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Burglary2.29.1
Anti-social behaviour1.410.7
Robbery1.21.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Drugs0.42.4
Other crime0.41.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% 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.