Total Crime Rate

838.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

505.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 838.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 505.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 424.7 10/10
  • Public order 69.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 59.1 10/10
  • Drugs 59.1 10/10
  • Other theft 43.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 43.0 8/10
  • Burglary 32.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 21.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.8 9/10
  • Other crime 10.8 10/10
  • Robbery 10.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Friars Bridge Road area has the highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Gipping , and the 4th highest crime rate of 429 local areas in Ipswich .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Friars Bridge Road (IP1 1QA) in the last 12 months was 838.7 per 1,000 residents and was 503.0% higher than the Gipping average (139.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 79 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -46.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 94 (≈ 505.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Friars Bridge Road (IP1 1QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near King Street (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Friars Bridge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Black Horse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft St Matthew'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Matthew'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Matthew'S Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Matthew'S Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Matthew'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Coytes Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curriers' Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curriers' Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curriers' Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Black Horse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Black Horse Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Civic Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Black Horse Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Black Horse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Elm Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Westgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friars Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Friars Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Westgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westgate Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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