Crime Rates at Fletcher Road, Ipswich, IP3 0LA

Fletcher Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Gainsborough , and the 59th 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 Fletcher Road (IP3 0LA) in the last 12 months was 160.1 per 1,000 residents and was 67.3% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 81.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fletcher Road (IP3 0LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Leighton Square, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shannon Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.