Total Crime Rate

272.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 272.1 10/10
  • Public order 91.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.8 10/10
  • Drugs 17.0 9/10
  • Other theft 17.0 9/10
  • Other crime 10.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.8 4/10
  • Theft from the person 6.8 8/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Russell Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Gipping , and the 31st highest crime rate of 432 local areas in Ipswich .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Russell Road (IP1 2AG) in the last 12 months was 272.1 per 1,000 residents and was 105.3% higher than the Gipping average (132.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 166.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 248.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Russell Road (IP1 2AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gippeswyk Road (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Russell Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reavell Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gippeswyk Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Enterprise Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Commercial Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Commercial Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Commercial Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Commercial Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Chancery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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