Postcode · Ipswich
Crime in IP3 8AJ
How much crime is recorded in IP3 8AJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Holywells
- Council
- Ipswich
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,863 (2024)
IP3 8AJIpswich
How safe is IP3 8AJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IP3 8AJ area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
74
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 8AJNational
Shoplifting29.48.4
Violence and sexual offences17.723.6
Burglary7.39.1
Other theft5.74.5
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Public order1.84.6
Robbery1.51.4
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.82.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.