Postcode · Ipswich
Crime in IP7 6DQ
How much crime is recorded in IP7 6DQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hadleigh
- Council
- Babergh
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,151 (2024)
How safe is IP7 6DQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IP7 6DQ area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 6DQNational
Violence and sexual offences19.723.6
Burglary6.39.1
Other theft2.74.5
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Public order1.64.6
Other crime1.51.5
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Drugs0.52.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.