Crap Towns / Ipswich / Crime

How much crime is there in Ipswich?

The police recorded 87.2 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Ipswich from September 2023 to August 2026, 14% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 38.9. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 89.3, up from 87.1 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	87.1	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	85.3	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	89.3	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	38.9	34.1
Shoplifting	12.3	7.1
Criminal damage and arson	7.9	7.0
Public order	6.9	6.6
Other theft	5.9	5.4
Vehicle crime	4.7	3.8
Drugs	2.5	2.4
Burglary	2.3	3.1
Other crime	2.1	2.0
Possession of weapons	1.3	0.8
Bicycle theft	1.1	0.5
Robbery	0.7	0.6
Theft from the person	0.7	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Colchester	24.7 km	102
Ipswich	–	87.2
Harwich	16.0 km	85.8
Walton-on-the-Naze	24.6 km	76.4
Stowmarket	17.7 km	59.7
Felixstowe	16.2 km	53.5
Hadleigh	12.8 km	45.2
Woodbridge	11.8 km	44.3
Needham Market	13.0 km	42.5
Kirby Cross	24.3 km	30.6
Kesgrave	6.2 km	21.5
The typical town	–	76.2