Total Crime Rate

76.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 76.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.6 8/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Buddleia 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.

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Crime Over Time in Buddleia Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shamrock Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Cornflower Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Honeysuckle Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buddleia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daffodil Close Under investigation
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
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marigold Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Milden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shamrock Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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