Total Crime Rate

60.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.9 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 60.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 24.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 7/10
  • Other crime 10.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Crocus Close area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Gipping , and the 214th 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 Crocus Close (IP2 0LZ) in the last 12 months was 60.5 per 1,000 residents and was 56.5% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crocus Close (IP2 0LZ), the main crime hotspot is near Sorrel Close. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Crocus Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Columbine Gardens
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Widgeon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clover Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Primrose Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sorrel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sorrel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sorrel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larkspur Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Larkspur Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornflower Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clover Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Widgeon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Widgeon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clover Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marsh Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crocus Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Orchid Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marsh Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Poppy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Poppy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Poppy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchid Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchid Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchid Close
Apr 2026Other theft Waller'S Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Waller'S Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchid Close

Data Sources

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