Total Crime Rate

17.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 17.6 2/10
  • Violent crimes 10.1 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Aster Road area has the lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Gipping , and the 55th lowest 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 Aster Road (IP2 0NQ) in the last 12 months was 17.6 per 1,000 residents and was 87.3% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aster Road (IP2 0NQ), the main crime hotspot is near Poppy Close. Police recorded 19 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 Aster Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Columbine Gardens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Poppy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aster Road 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 2026Other crime 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 2026Other crime Orchid 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchid Close —
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Data Sources

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