Total Crime Rate
191.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dalton Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Gipping , and the 47th 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 Dalton Road (IP1 2HT) in the last 12 months was 191.0 per 1,000 residents and was 44.1% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 116.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dalton Road (IP1 2HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Matthew'S Street, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Little Gipping Street (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Gipping| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bulwer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Dillwyn Street West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Wilberforce Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Granville Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cecil Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Canham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Canham Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Crescent Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarkson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Barrack Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Benezet Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Benezet Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Benezet Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Gipping Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Gipping Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Gipping Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bulwer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bulwer Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dillwyn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dillwyn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dillwyn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bulwer Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bulwer Road | Under investigation |
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