Total Crime Rate
131.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
93.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Worcester Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Gainsborough , and the 89th highest crime rate of 429 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 Worcester Road (IP3 0RS) in the last 12 months was 131.5 per 1,000 residents and was 32.7% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 93.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Worcester Road (IP3 0RS), the main crime hotspot is near Brazier'S Wood Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ipswich| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Windermere Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Reynolds Avenue | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brazier'S Wood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brazier'S Wood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Brazier'S Wood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Scott Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Scott Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Scott Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Scott Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Scott Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Henry Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightingale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightingale Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Rubens Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hossack Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Reynolds Avenue | — |
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