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Crime Rates in Ipswich, local authority district

Crime Rate

98.9

Average 5/10

Last updated: 06.11.2024

Annual total crime rate in Ipswich, (local authority district) is 98.9 crimes per thousand resident population. This can be rated as 5 out of 10 or medium crime level compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Crime rates in Ipswich (local authority district) by type

Violence and sexual offences 42.1 7/10

Shoplifting 9.98 6/10

Criminal damage and arson 8.79 6/10

Public order 8.32 6/10

Anti-social behaviour 8.08 2/10

Other theft 5.64 4/10

Vehicle crime 4.65 5/10

Burglary 2.5 3/10

Drugs 2.47 5/10

Other crime 2.19 5/10

Possession of weapons 1.42 8/10

Bicycle theft 1.09 5/10

Theft from the person 1.01 3/10

Robbery 0.645 3/10

Data source: data.police.uk

Oct 2023 - Sept 2024

Above are annual crime rates in Ipswich (local authority district) by crime type.

The figures in black represent the number of crimes of a certain type per thousand resident population in Ipswich (local authority district).

The figures in grey indicate the relative ratings of Ipswich (local authority district) for a specific crime type compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

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Historical crime rates in Ipswich (local authority district) and East of England (region)

Number of crimes per 1000 resident population

Ipswich
LAD
East of England
region

Data source: data.police.uk

Crime rate ratings in Ipswich (local authority district)

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

Horizontal: area ratings based on annual total crime rate per 1000 resident population.

Vertical: number of areas

Data source: data.police.uk

Annual total crime rates in local authority districts of Ipswich (local authority district)

Ward name	Crime Rate
1. Castle Hill	40.9 low
2. Rushmere	41.1 low
3. St Margaret's	42.8 low
4. Bixley	52.5 low
5. St John's	59.8 low
6. Holywells	66.6 low
7. Stoke Park	78.2 low
8. Whitton	78.3 low
9. Sprites	82.5 low
10. Whitehouse	85.2 low
11. Gainsborough	88.1 low
12. Priory Heath	94.4 low
13. Bridge	105 low
14. Westgate	140 medium
15. Gipping	146 medium
16. Alexandra	301 high

*annual total crimes per 1000 resident population

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Data source: data.police.uk

Oct 2023 - Sept 2024

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