Total Crime Rate
39.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cole Ness Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Gainsborough , and the 142nd lowest crime rate of 429 local areas in Ipswich .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cole Ness Road (IP3 0SH) in the last 12 months was 39.7 per 1,000 residents and was 59.9% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cole Ness Road (IP3 0SH), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Leighton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Brazier'S Wood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hossack Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brazier'S Wood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leighton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leighton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leighton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brazier'S Wood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightingale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightingale Road | — |
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