Crime Rate in Gainsborough, ward

Gainsborough has the 4th highest crime rate of 16 wards in Ipswich district and the 1927th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 163rd highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Gainsborough in the last 12 months was 95.7 per 1,000 residents and was 0.7% lower than the Ipswich district average (96.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Gainsborough’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 343 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 275.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 425 (≈ 48.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Gainsborough ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Holbrook Road. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.