Total Crime Rate

93.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 93.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Clapgate Lane area has the 13th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Gainsborough , and the 142nd highest crime rate of 432 local areas in Ipswich .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Clapgate Lane (IP3 0RG) in the last 12 months was 93.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1.9% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 52.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clapgate Lane (IP3 0RG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Reynolds Close, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gloucester Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Clapgate Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cotman Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Reynolds Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queensberry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queensberry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queensberry Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Henry Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wynterton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stubbs Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turner Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Frampton Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stubbs Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Reynolds Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Reynolds Close
Sep 2025Public order Reynolds Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Henry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Stubbs Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stubbs Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Reynolds Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stubbs Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Nightingale Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Nightingale Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Reynolds Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Reynolds Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reynolds Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Reynolds Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wynterton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queensberry Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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