Total Crime Rate

333.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

165.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 333.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 165.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 146.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 96.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.0 9/10
  • Public order 18.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.5 10/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Gannet Road area has the highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Sprites , and the 21st highest crime rate of 429 local areas in Ipswich .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gannet Road (IP2 9NR) in the last 12 months was 333.3 per 1,000 residents and was 319.3% higher than the Sprites average (79.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 165.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gannet Road (IP2 9NR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gannet Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Partridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lakeside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lakeside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pintail Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Other theft Pelican Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Bittern Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Partridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Partridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sheldrake Drive Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redwing Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tern Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royston Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royston Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Royston Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gannet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gannet Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gannet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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