Total Crime Rate

128.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

113.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 128.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 113.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.7 10/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Hawthorn Drive area has the 10th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Gipping , and the 91st highest crime rate of 429 local areas in Ipswich .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hawthorn Drive (IP2 0PA) in the last 12 months was 128.9 per 1,000 residents and was 7.3% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 56.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 113.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawthorn Drive (IP2 0PA), the main crime hotspot is near Jasmine Close. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hawthorn Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clover Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stone Lodge Lane West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stone Lodge Lane West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stone Lodge Lane West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clover Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clover Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stone Lodge Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Violet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jasmine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jasmine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jasmine Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Jasmine Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jasmine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Talmash Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birkfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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