Postcode district · Ipswich
Crime in IP9
How much crime is recorded in IP9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Babergh
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 18,323 (2024)
IP9Postcode district · Ipswich
How safe is IP9
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in IP9, 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
17.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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).
IP9National
Violence and sexual offences13.823.6
Burglary6.79.1
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Bicycle theft3.21.0
Anti-social behaviour3.210.7
Other theft2.84.5
Public order2.54.6
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs1.22.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Shoplifting0.78.4
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% 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.