Postcode · Ipswich
Crime in IP7 5EQ
How much crime is recorded in IP7 5EQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hadleigh
- Council
- Babergh
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,018 (2024)
How safe is IP7 5EQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IP7 5EQ area, broadly in line with 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
30.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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).
IP7 5EQNational
Violence and sexual offences27.523.6
Shoplifting10.58.4
Anti-social behaviour5.810.7
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Public order4.74.6
Burglary3.99.1
Other theft3.54.5
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Other crime0.81.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.