Total Crime Rate

89.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 89.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.7 6/10
  • Shoplifting 23.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Benacre Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Gainsborough , and the 154th highest crime rate of 432 local areas in Ipswich .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Benacre Road (IP3 9JU) in the last 12 months was 89.0 per 1,000 residents and was 7.0% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.5% 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 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gloucester Road (14 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 (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hulver Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stubbs Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hulver Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stubbs Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stubbs Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Stubbs Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stubbs Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hulver Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laud Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Laud Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beatrice Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hulver Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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