Total Crime Rate

112.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 112.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 41.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 32.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.6 7/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Benacre Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Gainsborough , and the 111th highest crime rate of 429 local areas in Ipswich .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Benacre Road (IP3 9JU) in the last 12 months was 112.8 per 1,000 residents and was 13.8% higher than the Gainsborough average (99.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Benacre Road (IP3 9JU), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Benacre Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henstead Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairfield Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Norman Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Stubbs Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stubbs Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wye Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laud Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laud Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laud Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hulver Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hulver Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hulver Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trent Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trent Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trent Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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