Crime Rate in Holywells, ward

Holywells has the 6th lowest crime rate of 16 wards in Ipswich district and the 3356th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 324th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Holywells in the last 12 months was 70.2 per 1,000 residents and was 27.1% lower than the Ipswich district average (96.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Holywells’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 169 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 230 (≈ 28.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Holywells ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.