Total Crime Rate

165.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 165.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 66.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 39.7 8/10
  • Public order 19.9 9/10
  • Drugs 13.3 9/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.6 8/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 6.6 8/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

West End Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Gipping , and the 61st highest crime rate of 429 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 West End Road (IP1 2DZ) in the last 12 months was 165.6 per 1,000 residents and was 19.0% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 66.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West End Road (IP1 2DZ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 151 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West End Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Broomwade Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Surrey Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Surrey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Surrey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Surrey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Surrey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Firmin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firmin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Handford Cut Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Handford Cut Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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