Total Crime Rate
165.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
66.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Gaskell Place 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 Gaskell Place (IP2 0EL) 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 Gaskell Place (IP2 0EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Firmin Close, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Enterprise Drive (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ipswich| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ranelagh Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Broomwade Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Enterprise Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Enterprise Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Enterprise Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Enterprise Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Enterprise Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Firmin Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Firmin Close | Under investigation |
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