Total Crime Rate

111.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.8 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 111.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 41.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.4 7/10
  • Other theft 20.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wynterton Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Gainsborough , and the 114th 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 Wynterton Close (IP3 9LZ) in the last 12 months was 111.5 per 1,000 residents and was 12.5% higher 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wynterton Close (IP3 9LZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hulver Court, where police recorded 37 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 Wynterton Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bernard Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Scott Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hulver Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maybury Road 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Scott Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scott Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hulver Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hulver Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scott Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scott Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henstead Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Windermere Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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