Total Crime Rate

96.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 96.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 46.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cotman Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Gainsborough , and the 141st highest crime rate of 429 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 Cotman Road (IP3 0RQ) in the last 12 months was 96.8 per 1,000 residents and was 2.4% lower than the Gainsborough average (99.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 46.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cotman Road (IP3 0RQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Reynolds Close, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queensberry Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cotman Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Reynolds Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reynolds Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hossack Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Reynolds Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Reynolds Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairfield Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Reynolds Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reynolds Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Romney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Stubbs Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Romney Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Romney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rubens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shannon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stubbs Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Reynolds Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Reynolds Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raeburn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raeburn Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightingale Road
Apr 2026Other theft Raeburn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raeburn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raeburn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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