Total Crime Rate

38.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 38.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pimpernel Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Gipping , and the 139th lowest crime rate of 432 local areas in Ipswich .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pimpernel Road (IP2 0PY) in the last 12 months was 38.3 per 1,000 residents and was 71.1% 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pimpernel Road (IP2 0PY), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Pimpernel Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Harebell Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thistle Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thistle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sorrel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sorrel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sorrel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pimpernel Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Cornflower Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shamrock Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shamrock Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marigold Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buddleia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daffodil Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Marsh Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bittern Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kittiwake Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marsh Terrace —
Sep 2025Other theft Buddleia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchid Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Orchid Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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