Is Ipswich a nice place to live?
Suffolk county town on the Orwell estuary.
Police.uk data for 2026-06
598 crimes recorded
Within roughly a mile of Ipswich centre. Most common: Violence & sexual offences.
Category breakdown
Violence & sexual offences
211 (35%)
Shoplifting
113 (19%)
Anti-social behaviour
58 (10%)
Public order
48 (8%)
Other theft
39 (7%)
Criminal damage & arson
37 (6%)
Drugs
23 (4%)
Vehicle crime
16 (3%)
Bicycle theft
14 (2%)
Robbery
10 (2%)
Burglary
10 (2%)
Possession of weapons
10 (2%)
Theft from the person
6 (1%)
Other crime
3 (1%)
What this data does and doesn't tell you
This is a count of crimes reported to police and recorded within roughly a mile of Ipswich's centre — it isn't a "safety score" and it doesn't capture things like community, schools, transport links or how an area actually feels to live in. Areas with more footfall (town centres, retail parks) often show higher raw counts simply because more people pass through them, not because they're more dangerous to live in. Use this alongside a proper visit, not instead of one.