Total Crime Rate
45.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
30.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Laud Mews area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Gainsborough , and the 166th lowest crime rate of 429 local areas in Ipswich .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Laud Mews (IP3 9EH) in the last 12 months was 45.6 per 1,000 residents and was 54.0% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Laud Mews (IP3 9EH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hulver Court, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gloucester Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ipswich| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fairfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hulver Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Murray Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Murray Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Henstead Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laud Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Norman Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | St Davids Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Laud Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laud Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hulver Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wye Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hulver Court | Awaiting court outcome |
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