A man has been bailed following an alleged rape in an alleyway.

Police received a report from a 27-year-old woman stating she had been raped by a man between nine and 9.30pm on September 6.

An alleyway off Smart Street in Ipswich was cordoned off while police began their investigation.

Police arrested a 34-year-old man from the Felixstowe area on suspicion of rape and robbery earlier today.

He has now been bailed to return to police on December 9.