Total Crime Rate

109.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 109.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 68.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Pimpernel Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Gipping , and the 120th 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 Pimpernel Road (IP2 0PS) in the last 12 months was 109.2 per 1,000 residents and was 21.5% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 68.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pimpernel Road (IP2 0PS), 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 Pimpernel Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchid Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jasmine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larkspur Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Sorrel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sorrel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sorrel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stone Lodge Lane West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Primrose Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Jasmine Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornflower Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jasmine Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jasmine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jasmine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Violet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clover Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clover Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clover Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stone Lodge Lane West Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Larkspur Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stone Lodge Lane West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crocus Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Orchid Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crocus Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Widgeon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Widgeon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchid Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marsh Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marsh Terrace Under investigation

Data Sources

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