Total Crime Rate

90.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 90.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 57.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other crime 6.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 6/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Iris Close area has the 15th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Gipping , and the 152nd highest crime rate of 429 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 Iris Close (IP2 0NA) in the last 12 months was 90.6 per 1,000 residents and was 34.8% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 57.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Iris Close (IP2 0NA), the main crime hotspot is near Dickens Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Iris Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Columbine Gardens
Apr 2026Other crime Poppy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copperfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickens Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Waller'S Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Waller'S Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Iris Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Iris Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Poppy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Poppy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crocus Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crocus Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dombey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dombey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dombey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dombey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

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