Crime Rates at Sandy Hill Lane, Ipswich, IP3 0JA

Sandy Hill Lane area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Gainsborough , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 432 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 Sandy Hill Lane (IP3 0JA) in the last 12 months was 264.5 per 1,000 residents and was 176.4% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 138.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandy Hill Lane (IP3 0JA), 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.