Total Crime Rate

44.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 44.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gloucester Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in St Olaves , and the 258th highest crime rate of 587 local areas in West Suffolk .

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 Gloucester Road (IP32 6DJ) in the last 12 months was 44.5 per 1,000 residents and was 40.0% lower than the St Olaves average (74.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gloucester Road (IP32 6DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Lake Avenue. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gloucester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Trent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anselm Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Reeve Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lancaster Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bunbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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