Heritage crime is "any offence which harms the value of England's heritage assets and their settings to this and future generations".

Heritage assets are sites which are considered to have a value to the heritage of England and include:

•     Listed buildings
•     Scheduled monuments
•     World Heritage Sites
•     Protected marine wreck sites
•     Conservation areas
•     Registered parks and gardens
•     Registered battlefields
•     Protected military remains of aircraft and vessels of historic interest
•     Undesignated but acknowledged heritage buildings and sites.

To report a heritage crime within the borough of Ipswich please contact the Conservation and Urban Design department. 

In case of emergency, for example if a heritage crime is in progress, you should call 999.