Total Crime Rate

328.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 328.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 168.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.4 9/10
  • Other theft 27.7 10/10
  • Public order 19.2 9/10
  • Drugs 14.9 9/10
  • Burglary 10.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Arkwright Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Gipping , and the 15th highest crime rate of 432 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 Arkwright Road (IP2 0UB) in the last 12 months was 328.4 per 1,000 residents and was 147.7% higher than the Gipping average (132.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 79 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 78.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arkwright Road (IP2 0UB), the main crime hotspot is near Pickwick Road. Police recorded 22 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 Arkwright Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenford Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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