Total Crime Rate

275.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

151.1 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 275.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 151.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 124.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 35.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.8 10/10
  • Public order 20.7 9/10
  • Other theft 14.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.5 9/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Other crime 10.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Handford Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Gipping , and the 30th highest crime rate of 429 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 Handford Road (IP1 2BQ) in the last 12 months was 275.4 per 1,000 residents and was 98.0% 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 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 151.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 52.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.9% 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 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Surrey Road (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Handford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/50)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Surrey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Surrey Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Drugs Stevenson Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rendlesham Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rendlesham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dillwyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elliott Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elliott Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elliott Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order Dillwyn Street West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rendlesham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Emlen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ainslie Road —
Apr 2026Public order Sirdar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Surrey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Surrey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bulwer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stevenson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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