Total Crime Rate

71.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.5 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 71.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 42.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.0 7/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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.
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Crime overview

Boyton Road 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 Boyton Road (IP3 9NZ) 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 Boyton Road (IP3 9NZ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Boyton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scott Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightingale Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hossack Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maybury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Windermere Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brazier'S Wood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brazier'S Wood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Brazier'S Wood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scott Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rubens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scott Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Scott Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scott Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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