Postcode · Ipswich
Crime in IP6 9BS
How much crime is recorded in IP6 9BS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Westerfield, Grundisburgh & Bredfield
- Council
- East Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,179 (2024)
How safe is IP6 9BS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IP6 9BS area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
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 9BSNational
Burglary11.19.1
Violence and sexual offences9.823.6
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Other theft1.74.5
Anti-social behaviour1.310.7
Other crime1.01.5
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Drugs0.32.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
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.