Total Crime Rate

51.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.3 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 51.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 33.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lavenham Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Gipping , and the 184th lowest 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 Lavenham Road (IP2 0JZ) in the last 12 months was 51.9 per 1,000 residents and was 62.7% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 33.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lavenham Road (IP2 0JZ), 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 Lavenham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
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 Copperfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickens Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickens 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 2026Criminal damage and arson Dombey Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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