Postcode · Ipswich
Crime in IP5 1NX
How much crime is recorded in IP5 1NX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bixley, Warren Heath & Nacton
- Council
- East Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,949 (2024)
How safe is IP5 1NX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IP5 1NX area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
15
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).
IP5 1NXNational
Violence and sexual offences8.323.6
Burglary2.79.1
Anti-social behaviour1.510.7
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Other theft1.14.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Other crime0.61.5
Public order0.54.6
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.