Total Crime Rate

21.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 21.5 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Andros Close area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Gainsborough , and the 74th lowest crime rate of 432 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 Andros Close (IP3 0SL) in the last 12 months was 21.5 per 1,000 residents and was 77.6% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Andros Close (IP3 0SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Leighton Square, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shannon Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Andros Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leighton Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turner Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Nightingale Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Nightingale Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Andros Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Leighton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leighton Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leighton Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Frampton Road Local resolution

Data Sources

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