Crime Rates at Handford Road, Ipswich, IP1 2BQ

Handford Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Gipping , and the 56th highest crime rate of 432 local areas in Ipswich .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Handford Road (IP1 2BQ) in the last 12 months was 169.8 per 1,000 residents and was 28.1% higher than the Gipping average (132.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 89.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Handford Road (IP1 2BQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rendlesham Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.