Crime Rates at Gainsborough Road, Stowmarket, IP14 1LJ

Gainsborough Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Chilton , and the 76th highest crime rate of 309 local areas in Mid Suffolk .

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 Gainsborough Road (IP14 1LJ) in the last 12 months was 50.7 per 1,000 residents and was 5.8% lower than the Chilton average (53.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gainsborough Road (IP14 1LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kingsmead Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Courtyard (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.