Total Crime Rate
49.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Aster Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Gipping , and the 175th lowest 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 Aster Road (IP2 0NH) in the last 12 months was 49.8 per 1,000 residents and was 62.4% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 39.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Aster Road (IP2 0NH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Gipping| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Marsh Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shamrock Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marsh Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Daffodil Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Orchid Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchid Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shamrock Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marigold Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Cornflower Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pimpernel Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Buddleia Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Buddleia Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Honeysuckle Gardens | Under investigation |
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