Total Crime Rate

107.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 107.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.7 6/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Public order 10.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 7/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Broom Crescent area has the 11th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Gainsborough , and the 117th highest crime rate of 432 local areas in Ipswich .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Broom Crescent (IP3 0EE) in the last 12 months was 107.0 per 1,000 residents and was 11.8% higher than the Gainsborough average (95.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 37.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broom Crescent (IP3 0EE), the main crime hotspot is near Holbrook Road. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Broom Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gainsborough Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Landseer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fletcher Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Davey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Raeburn Road South Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raeburn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holbrook Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holbrook Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hayman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hayman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hayman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holbrook Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Holbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Raeburn Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broom Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandyhill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holbrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holbrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holbrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holbrook Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Holbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Simpson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Ireland Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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