Total Crime Rate

14.1 per 1,000 1/10 · 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 14.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Fairfield Road area has the lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Gainsborough , and the 41st 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 Fairfield Road (IP3 9LB) in the last 12 months was 14.1 per 1,000 residents and was 85.2% lower than the Gainsborough average (95.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairfield Road (IP3 9LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hulver Court, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queensberry Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fairfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hulver Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stubbs Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Henry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mildmay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mildmay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stubbs Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stubbs Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cotman Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Stubbs Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hulver Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hulver Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laud Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Laud Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hulver Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stubbs Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Henry Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wynterton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wynterton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queensberry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queensberry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queensberry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queensberry Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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