Postcode · Ipswich
Crime in IP7 6BL
How much crime is recorded in IP7 6BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hadleigh
- Council
- Babergh
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,426 (2024)
IP7 6BLIpswich
How safe is IP7 6BL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IP7 6BL area, less than half 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
15.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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 6BLNational
Violence and sexual offences13.523.6
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Burglary2.69.1
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Shoplifting1.98.4
Other theft1.54.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Public order1.14.6
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 13% 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.