Total Crime Rate

110.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.7 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 110.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 68.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 11th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Gipping , and the 118th 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 Handford Road (IP1 2GD) in the last 12 months was 110.5 per 1,000 residents and was 20.6% lower 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 68.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Handford Road (IP1 2GD), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Handford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gaye Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dillwyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dillwyn Street West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Wilberforce Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Emlen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Stevenson Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Stevenson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Gaye Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gaye Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gaye Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bulwer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gaye Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarkson Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarkson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Granville Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Granville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Granville Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bulwer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bulwer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elliott Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Firmin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firmin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Handford Cut Under investigation
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Data Sources

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