Total Crime Rate
76.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Buddleia Close area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Gipping , and the 187th highest 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 Buddleia Close (IP2 0XG) in the last 12 months was 76.7 per 1,000 residents and was 42.1% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Buddleia Close (IP2 0XG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coltsfoot Road, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Aster Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Gipping| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shamrock Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Cornflower Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Honeysuckle Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Buddleia Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Daffodil Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Buddleia Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchid Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Orchid Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marigold Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Milden Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shamrock Avenue | Under investigation |
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