Total Crime Rate
71.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Grasmere Close area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Gainsborough , and the 183rd highest crime rate of 429 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 Grasmere Close (IP3 9NH) in the last 12 months was 71.9 per 1,000 residents and was 27.4% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 42.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 92.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grasmere Close (IP3 9NH), the main crime hotspot is near Brazier'S Wood Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ipswich| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Brazier'S Wood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maybury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Scott Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Scott Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Scott Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Scott Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Scott Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Henry Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Windermere Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brazier'S Wood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brazier'S Wood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Spitfire Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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