Total Crime Rate

264.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 264.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.8 10/10
  • Public order 25.2 10/10
  • Burglary 20.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.1 7/10
  • Drugs 15.1 9/10
  • Other theft 12.6 8/10
  • Other crime 10.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • 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

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 0NA) 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 0NA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hood Road, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pipers Vale Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sandy Hill Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pipers Vale Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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