Postcode · Ipswich
Crime in IP6 8BH
How much crime is recorded in IP6 8BH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Needham Market South & Great Blakenham
- Council
- Mid Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,794 (2024)
IP6 8BHIpswich
How safe is IP6 8BH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IP6 8BH area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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).
IP6 8BHNational
Violence and sexual offences21.223.6
Burglary6.09.1
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Other theft3.04.5
Public order2.54.6
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Bicycle theft2.01.0
Drugs1.72.4
Shoplifting1.68.4
Other crime0.81.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% 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.