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Safest Areas in Ipswich

Data: 2025-04 to 2026-03 · Source: data.police.uk

Burglaries (12 months)

365

2.28 per 1,000 residents

UK average (per 1,000)

3.4

England & Wales

vs UK average

-32%

burglary rate difference

Safest neighbourhoods in Ipswich

Ranked by burglary rate, lowest first

1

St John's

0.52/1,000
Safety score: 95
2

Rushmere St Andrew

0.64/1,000
Safety score: 94
3

Sprites

1.03/1,000
Safety score: 89
4

Rushmere

1.06/1,000
Safety score: 88
5

St Margaret's

1.19/1,000
Safety score: 86
6

Bixley

1.21/1,000
Safety score: 85
7

Bramford

1.32/1,000
Safety score: 83
8

Martlesham & Purdis Farm

1.63/1,000
Safety score: 76
9

Castle Hill

1.75/1,000
Safety score: 73
10

Stoke Park

1.79/1,000
Safety score: 72
11

Whitton

1.81/1,000
Safety score: 71
12

Whitehouse

1.87/1,000
Safety score: 70
13

Bridge

1.93/1,000
Safety score: 68
14

Orwell & Villages

2.01/1,000
Safety score: 66
15

Sproughton & Pinewood

2.34/1,000
Safety score: 58
16

Priory Heath

2.80/1,000
Safety score: 47
17

Gainsborough

2.83/1,000
Safety score: 46
18

Gipping

3.41/1,000
Safety score: 35
19

Westgate

3.43/1,000
Safety score: 35
20

Carlford & Fynn Valley

3.45/1,000
Safety score: 35
21

Orwell

3.48/1,000
Safety score: 34
22

Alexandra

3.93/1,000
Safety score: 27
23

Claydon & Barham

4.48/1,000
Safety score: 20
24

Holywells

5.79/1,000
Safety score: 11

Burglary hotspots in Ipswich

Ranked by burglary rate, highest first

1

Holywells

5.79/1,000
Safety score: 11
2

Claydon & Barham

4.48/1,000
Safety score: 20
3

Alexandra

3.93/1,000
Safety score: 27
4

Orwell

3.48/1,000
Safety score: 34
5

Carlford & Fynn Valley

3.45/1,000
Safety score: 35
6

Westgate

3.43/1,000
Safety score: 35
7

Gipping

3.41/1,000
Safety score: 35
8

Gainsborough

2.83/1,000
Safety score: 46
9

Priory Heath

2.80/1,000
Safety score: 47
10

Sproughton & Pinewood

2.34/1,000
Safety score: 58
11

Orwell & Villages

2.01/1,000
Safety score: 66
12

Bridge

1.93/1,000
Safety score: 68
13

Whitehouse

1.87/1,000
Safety score: 70
14

Whitton

1.81/1,000
Safety score: 71
15

Stoke Park

1.79/1,000
Safety score: 72
16

Castle Hill

1.75/1,000
Safety score: 73
17

Martlesham & Purdis Farm

1.63/1,000
Safety score: 76
18

Bramford

1.32/1,000
Safety score: 83
19

Bixley

1.21/1,000
Safety score: 85
20

St Margaret's

1.19/1,000
Safety score: 86
21

Rushmere

1.06/1,000
Safety score: 88
22

Sprites

1.03/1,000
Safety score: 89
23

Rushmere St Andrew

0.64/1,000
Safety score: 94
24

St John's

0.52/1,000
Safety score: 95

About Ipswich

Population

159,999

Households

68,228

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Crime data from data.police.uk. Population data from Census 2021. Data covers 2025-04 to 2026-03.