Total Crime Rate
18.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Andros Close area has the lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Gainsborough , and the 57th 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 Andros Close (IP3 0SL) in the last 12 months was 18.4 per 1,000 residents and was 81.4% lower than the Gainsborough average (99.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Andros Close (IP3 0SL), the main crime hotspot is near Leighton Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 20 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 | Drugs | Rubens Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightingale Road | — |
| 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 | Leighton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hossack Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Reynolds Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Reynolds Avenue | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightingale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Shannon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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