Total Crime Rate

22.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 22.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.4 2/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Speedwell Road area has the lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Gipping , and the 75th lowest crime rate of 432 local areas in Ipswich .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Speedwell Road (IP2 0LQ) in the last 12 months was 22.0 per 1,000 residents and was 83.4% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Speedwell Road (IP2 0LQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Jasmine Close, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sorrel Close (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Speedwell Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Talmash Gardens Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sorrel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jasmine Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Talmash Gardens Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Harebell Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thistle Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jasmine Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sorrel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sorrel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thistle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jasmine Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Birkfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Birkfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Talmash Gardens Action to be taken by another organisation

Data Sources

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