Total Crime Rate

160.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.3 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 160.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 93.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.1 9/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.6 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Anita Close East area has the 9th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Gipping , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 429 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 Anita Close East (IP2 0JL) in the last 12 months was 160.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.5% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 93.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Anita Close East (IP2 0JL), the main crime hotspot is near Pickwick Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Anita Close East area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lavenham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dombey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copperfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunlop Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickens Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dombey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dombey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Columbine Gardens
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dombey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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