Total Crime Rate

400.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

106.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 400.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 240.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 106.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.3 9/10
  • Public order 36.7 10/10
  • Other crime 12.2 10/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Gloster Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Kesgrave , and the 7th highest crime rate of 850 local areas in East Suffolk .

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 Gloster Road (IP5 3RJ) in the last 12 months was 400.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1772.7% higher than the Kesgrave average (21.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 106.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gloster Road (IP5 3RJ), the main crime hotspot is near Martinsyde. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gloster Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burgess Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Burgess Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Martinsyde Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Martinsyde Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horseman Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Horseman Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Horseman Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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