Total Crime Rate

62.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 62.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 25.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.8 7/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kelly Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Gipping , and the 210th highest crime rate of 429 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 Kelly Road (IP2 0JU) in the last 12 months was 62.5 per 1,000 residents and was 55.1% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kelly Road (IP2 0JU), 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 Kelly Road area

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

Data Sources

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