Postcode · Ipswich
Crime in IP4 3HG
How much crime is recorded in IP4 3HG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rushmere
- Council
- Ipswich
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,784 (2024)
IP4 3HGIpswich
How safe is IP4 3HG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IP4 3HG area, well 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
21.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 3HGNational
Violence and sexual offences19.823.6
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Other theft2.94.5
Burglary2.59.1
Public order2.14.6
Other crime1.81.5
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Shoplifting0.58.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% 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.