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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in IP3: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

IP3 recorded 239 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 4.44 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 40.6% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 20.7% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring52.22 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment239 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 20.7% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

239
trending_down -13.1% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

52.22per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

912

Within IP3 district

Ipswich

53,789

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Supermarket Map
total: 23 Shoplifting: 18 Robbery: 3
23
Reynolds Close Map
total: 8 Shoplifting: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 2
8
Supermarket Map
total: 8 Shoplifting: 8
8
Bridge Street Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 1
6
Supermarket Map
total: 6 Shoplifting: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 1
6
Hope Court Map
total: 5 Shoplifting: 5
5
Hawke Road Map
total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 5
5
Raeburn Road Map
total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 1
5
Pearce Road Map
total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 5
5
Scott Road Map
total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Vehicle crime: 1
5

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
239 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
97
40.6%
Shoplifting
48
20.1%
Anti-social Behaviour
18
7.5%
Other Theft
14
5.9%
Public Order
12
5.0%
Criminal Damage & Arson
12
5.0%
Other Crime
8
3.3%
Vehicle Crime
8
3.3%
Drug Offences
7
2.9%
Burglary
6
2.5%
Robbery
3
1.3%
Weapons Possession
3
1.3%
Bicycle Theft
2
0.8%
Theft from Person
1
0.4%

Crime Analysis: IP3

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in IP3 (40.6%). Shoplifting (20.1%) and Anti-social Behaviour (7.5%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in IP3 has risen sharply — by 20.7%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for IP3 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -13.1%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +20.7%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +1.5%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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