St John's, Ipswich: Safety
Safety
St John's is noticeably safer than most of the UK. Crime here has been dropping steadily — it fell from 49.8 crimes per 1,000 people in 2024 to 42.5 in 2025, and so far in 2026 it's down to 24.8 per 1,000 people. That's well below the UK average of 39.6 and the East of England average of 31.7.
Anti-social behaviour is low and continues to fall. Burglary and vehicle crime are both significantly lower than national levels. Compared to other neighbourhoods in Ipswich, St John's stands out as one of the quieter, more settled areas.
Source: police-recorded crime for St John's ward (Suffolk Constabulary, data.police.uk), Jan 2024–Aug 2026; residents from Census 2021. This summary may predate the latest data release; the table below has the current figures.
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Crime rate comparison
Crimes per 1,000 residents, Jan–Dec 2025. St John's ward: Suffolk Constabulary data via data.police.uk; residents from Census 2021. Averages are for all wards in the area over the same months. Planna's safety index uses the latest 12 months instead, so it can differ.
2024
2025
Jan–Aug 2026
St John's ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
53.7
Lower than
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Lower than
East of England region average
81.9
Neighbouring wards
Lower than
Alexandra
254.3
Higher than
Bixley
43.6
Higher than
Rushmere
46.2
Lower than
Holywells
70.6
Lower than
Priory Heath
88.6
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in St John's ward and the East of England region average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Violent offences59%38%
- Criminal damage and arson9%8%
- Public order7%6%
- Other theft6%7%
- Anti-social behaviour6%14%
- Vehicle crime3%5%
- Other crime2%2%
- Shoplifting2%8%
- Possession of weapons2%1%
- Drugs2%3%
- Theft from the person1%1%
- Burglary1%3%
- Robbery1%1%
- Bicycle theft<1%1%
