Total Crime Rate
60.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
44.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Corton 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 Corton Road (IP3 9NR) 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 Corton Road (IP3 9NR), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Scott Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Scott Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Spitfire Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Scott Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Scott Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Brazier'S Wood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Henry Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brazier'S Wood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Scott Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maybury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brazier'S Wood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Windermere Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Bernard Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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