Total Crime Rate
62.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kelly 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 0JX) 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 0JX), 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.
View Crime In Ipswich| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lavenham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Columbine Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dombey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dombey Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dombey Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dombey Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Poppy Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Poppy Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Poppy Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Copperfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dickens Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dickens Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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