Total Crime Rate

109.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 109.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 74.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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.
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Crime overview

Nacton Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Gainsborough , and the 119th 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 Nacton Road (IP3 9NF) in the last 12 months was 109.3 per 1,000 residents and was 10.3% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 74.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nacton Road (IP3 9NF), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Nacton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorse Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spitfire Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nacton Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nacton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Coniston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Gorse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Serpentine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maybury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hunter Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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