Total Crime Rate

9.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 9.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Broadwater Gardens area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Ganges , and the 26th lowest crime rate of 301 local areas in Babergh .

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 Broadwater Gardens (IP9 1QB) in the last 12 months was 9.6 per 1,000 residents and was 66.3% lower than the Ganges average (28.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

In the area around Broadwater Gardens (IP9 1QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near School Road, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ganges Road (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Broadwater Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Hervey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blake Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ganges Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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