Postcode · Ipswich
Crime in IP3 9LD
How much crime is recorded in IP3 9LD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Gainsborough, Greenwich & Orwell
- Council
- Ipswich
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,605 (2024)
How safe is IP3 9LD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IP3 9LD area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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 9LDNational
Shoplifting22.98.4
Violence and sexual offences18.423.6
Burglary12.49.1
Vehicle crime5.43.5
Anti-social behaviour4.210.7
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Other theft2.84.5
Other crime2.01.5
Bicycle theft1.91.0
Public order1.74.6
Robbery0.81.4
Drugs0.52.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.