Total Crime Rate

53.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 53.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dillwyn Street area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Gipping , and the 186th lowest crime rate of 432 local areas in Ipswich .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dillwyn Street (IP1 2HW) in the last 12 months was 53.8 per 1,000 residents and was 59.4% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dillwyn Street (IP1 2HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ainslie Road, where police recorded 42 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.

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Crime Over Time in Dillwyn Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Granville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Dillwyn Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gaye Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gaye Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Surrey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Crescent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gaye Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Surrey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gaye Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gaye Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Gates Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stevenson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Handford Cut Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stevenson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Stopford Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ainslie Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Wilberforce Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Stopford Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stopford Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bulwer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bulwer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Handford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Handford Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bulwer Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bulwer Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bulwer Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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