Postcode district · Ipswich
Crime in IP5
How much crime is recorded in IP5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- East Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 33,653 (2024)
IP5Postcode district · Ipswich
How safe is IP5
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in IP5, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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).
IP5National
Violence and sexual offences13.023.6
Burglary4.49.1
Shoplifting4.38.4
Other crime2.91.5
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Anti-social behaviour2.710.7
Other theft2.64.5
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Public order1.94.6
Drugs1.12.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.