Total Crime Rate

60.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.0 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 60.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 44.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Nacton Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Gainsborough , and the 215th lowest crime rate of 429 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 Nacton Road (IP3 9NE) in the last 12 months was 60.4 per 1,000 residents and was 39.0% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nacton Road (IP3 9NE), the main crime hotspot is near Nacton Road. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Ipswich

Crime Over Time in Nacton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Serpentine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maybury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bernard Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spitfire Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Coniston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Gorse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nacton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorse Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nacton Road Action to be taken by another organisation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 10 of 10

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑