Postcode · Ipswich
Crime in IP6 8QR
How much crime is recorded in IP6 8QR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Stowupland, Mendlesham & Bacton
- Council
- Mid Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,118 (2024)
How safe is IP6 8QR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IP6 8QR area, 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
17.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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 8QRNational
Violence and sexual offences16.023.6
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Other theft2.44.5
Burglary1.79.1
Drugs1.22.4
Other crime1.01.5
Public order0.94.6
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.