Total Crime Rate

112.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 112.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Boyton Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Gainsborough , and the 106th highest crime rate of 432 local areas in Ipswich .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Boyton Road (IP3 9PA) in the last 12 months was 112.9 per 1,000 residents and was 17.9% higher than the Gainsborough average (95.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 69.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boyton Road (IP3 9PA), the main crime hotspot is near Brazier'S Wood Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 19 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mildmay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queensberry Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Henry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Henry Road —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Nightingale Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maybury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Nightingale Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maybury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boyton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boyton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wynterton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mildmay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wynterton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Windermere Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Brazier'S Wood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windermere Close —
Sep 2025Other crime Brazier'S Wood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brazier'S Wood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queensberry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queensberry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queensberry Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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