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# Teenager stabbed in Ipswich town centre
- URL: https://www.ipswich.co.uk/teenager-stabbed-in-ipswich-town-centre/
- Published: 2024-09-22T09:48:56.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-16T15:34:59.000Z
- Description: A man in his late teens was stabbed in St Stephen's Lane, Ipswich, on Saturday night. Police are appealing for witnesses to the assault.
- Author: Oliver Rouane-Williams
- Tags: News, Crime, #article, #story-st-stephens-lane-stabbing, Suffolk Constabulary, #Import 2026-03-16 14:46

**The big picture:** The stabbing, which will do nothing to ease resident concerns about town centre safety at night, occurred around 11:58pm on Saturday, 21 September:

- Police believe it followed an altercation involving a group of males.
- The victim sustained two puncture wounds to his leg.
- His condition is serious but, thankfully, not life-threatening.

![A police cordon at a crime scene](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/1e/291e4b7f-e551-4458-b546-61963954b22f/content/images/2026/03/1726998190-st-stephens-lane-stabbing-1-3.jpg)

A police cordon was in place on St Stephen's Lane, Ipswich on Sunday morning as police could be seen investigating Photo: Oliver Rouane-Williams (Ipswich.co.uk)

**Key details:**

- The suspects were wearing grey or dark clothing with their hoods up.
- They fled on foot, some towards Upper Brook Street and Dial Lane.
- Police do not believe this was a random attack.

**What they're saying:** Suffolk Police stated, "Officers are not treating this as a random attack and believe that the parties involved are known to each other."

![A police cordon with a policewoman on the phone at the scene](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/1e/291e4b7f-e551-4458-b546-61963954b22f/content/images/2026/03/1726998220-st-stephens-lane-stabbing-2-3.jpg)

The cordon was extended to Wagamamas at the Buttermarket, Ipswich Photo: Oliver Rouane-Williams (Ipswich.co.uk)

**How to help:** Witnesses or anyone with information should contact Suffolk Police, quoting reference 37/53965/24:

- Website: [https://www.suffolk.police.uk/tell-us](https://www.suffolk.police.uk/tell-us?ref=ipswich.co.uk)
- Phone: Call 101
- Alternatively, contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or via [www.crimestoppers-uk.org](http://www.crimestoppers-uk.org/?ref=ipswich.co.uk)

**The bottom line:** Police are urging the public to come forward with any information that could assist their investigation into this serious assault.

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