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Crime in IP3 0SG

How much crime is recorded in IP3 0SG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Gainsborough, Greenwich & Orwell
Council
Ipswich
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,254 (2024)
Crime

How safe is IP3 0SG

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 47.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IP3 0SG area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
47.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

IP3 0SGNational
Violence and sexual offences30.923.6
Vehicle crime10.53.5
Burglary7.89.1
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Drugs2.42.4
Possession of weapons2.40.9
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Other theft2.34.5
Public order1.94.6
Other crime1.31.5
Robbery1.21.4
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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