Ipswich's shoplifting hotspots revealed in your area

New data highlights June 2026 figures for each ward, with a comparison to the same month in 2025.

The Suffolk Constabulary headquarters in Martlesham Heath. (Image: Newsquest)

The data focuses on the most affected road in each of the wards year on year.

Stoke Park and Sprites

Stoke Park and Sprites had low recorded figures. (Image: Police UK)

Incidents on Sheldrake Drive remained two in both 2025 and 2026.

Rushmere and St Johns

Rushmere and St John's Foxhall Road registered 4 shoplifting offences. (Image: Police UK)

In Rushmere and St Johns shoplifting went from zero in 2025 on Foxhall Road, compared with four recorded during the same month in 2026.

Gipping

Gipping's Hadleigh Road recorded the ward's highest figure. (Image: Police UK)

Shoplifting in Gipping rose to four in June 2026, compared with just two recorded during the same month in 2025.

Whitehouse

Whitehouse's Boss Hall Road recorded 5 shoplifting figures. (Image: Police UK)

Incidents in Whitehouse on Boss Hall Road rose to five in June 2026, compared to the two recorded during the same month in 2025.

Priory Heath

Felixstowe Road in Priory Heath scored the ward's highest number. (Image: Police UK)

Shoplifting in Priory Heath rose to nine in June 2026, compared with four recorded during the same month in 2025 on Felixstowe Road.

Westgate and St Margaret's

Westgate and St Margaret's had two high scoring roads this year but one significantly decreased compared to last year. (Image: Police UK)

On the exact same Suffolk Retail Park and Norwich Road locations, numbers have dropped from 2025, with both locations having nine reported incidents this year compared to three in the former and 34 in the latter last year.

Whitton and Castle Hill

Dales Hall Road was one of the few areas that saw a decrease. (Image: Police UK)

Whitton and Castle Hill's Dale Hall road dropped to nine in June 2026, compared with 15 recorded during the same month in 2025.

Gainsborough and Holywells

Gainsborough and Holywells have recorded 10. (Image: Police UK)

Incidents in Gainsborough and Holywells on Foxhall Road rose to 10 in June 2026, compared with four recorded during the same month in 2025.

Alexandra

Alexandra Ward in Ipswich has seen a rise in Shoplifting. (Image: Police UK)

Shoplifting incidents in Ipswich’s Alexandra ward on Upper Brooks Street, rose slightly to 11 in June 2026 , compared with nine recorded during the same month in 2025.

Bridge

Bridge Ward has seen the biggest rise. (Image: Police UK)

Bridge ward recorded the highest number of shoplifting offences in June 2026 on Austin Street, with 24 incidents reported—up from just nine in June 2025.

A spokesman for Suffolk Constabulary said: "We continue to work to tackle shoplifting using preventative powers such the Anti-Social Behaviour Act to tackle persistent offenders, use of Community Protection Notices and Criminal Behaviour Orders.

"Our Design Out Crime Officers also provide crime prevention advice to many of the shops and business networks in our town centre regarding what they can do to reduce theft and burglary.

"We have also been undertaking operations in the town centre to identify, target, and disrupt prolific offenders involved in retail crime through coordinated enforcement, investigation, and problem-solving strategies, with the goal of reducing retail crime and improving community and business confidence."