Postcode · Ipswich
Crime in IP9 1PY
How much crime is recorded in IP9 1PY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shotley Peninsula
- Council
- Babergh
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,744 (2024)
IP9 1PYIpswich
How safe is IP9 1PY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IP9 1PY 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
18.0
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).
IP9 1PYNational
Violence and sexual offences16.723.6
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Burglary2.69.1
Other theft1.64.5
Public order1.14.6
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 43% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.