Total Crime Rate

68.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 68.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Bernard Crescent area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Gainsborough , and the 207th 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 Bernard Crescent (IP3 9LJ) in the last 12 months was 68.6 per 1,000 residents and was 28.3% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 42.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bernard Crescent (IP3 9LJ), 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 Bernard Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Henry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mildmay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Gorse Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Henry Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mildmay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hulver Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hulver Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hulver Court 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 2025Vehicle crime Wynterton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wynterton Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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