Total Crime Rate

68.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 68.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.4 7/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lavenham Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Gipping , and the 206th highest crime rate of 432 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 Lavenham Road (IP2 0LA) in the last 12 months was 68.8 per 1,000 residents and was 48.1% lower than the Gipping average (132.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lavenham Road (IP2 0LA), the main crime hotspot is near Pickwick Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 12 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 (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dombey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Milden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kelly Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dombey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Dombey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dickens Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Honeysuckle Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lavenham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hyntle Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hyntle Close —
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Data Sources

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