Total Crime Rate

131.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 131.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 93.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.1 9/10
  • Other crime 17.3 10/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Worcester 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.

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Crime Over Time in Worcester Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Windermere Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Reynolds Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brazier'S Wood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brazier'S Wood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Brazier'S Wood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scott Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scott Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scott Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scott Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Scott Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightingale Road
Apr 2026Drugs Rubens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hossack Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Reynolds Avenue

Data Sources

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