Total Crime Rate
20.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Gas House Drove area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Brandon Central , and the 145th lowest crime rate of 590 local areas in West Suffolk .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Gas House Drove (IP27 0EB) in the last 12 months was 20.8 per 1,000 residents and was 77.0% lower than the Brandon Central average (90.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 10.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gas House Drove (IP27 0EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gashouse Drove, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Nicholas Walk (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Robert Linge Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Gashouse Drove | Under investigation |
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