Postcode · Ipswich
Crime in IP3 0BU
How much crime is recorded in IP3 0BU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Holywells
- Council
- Ipswich
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,906 (2024)
IP3 0BUIpswich
How safe is IP3 0BU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IP3 0BU area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
34.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
79
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
IP3 0BUNational
Violence and sexual offences28.823.6
Anti-social behaviour13.910.7
Shoplifting10.28.4
Other theft7.54.5
Burglary5.09.1
Public order3.54.6
Drugs3.32.4
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Other crime1.41.5
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.