Total Crime Rate
105.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Maude Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Holywells , and the 122nd highest crime rate of 432 local areas in Ipswich .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Maude Street (IP3 0AU) in the last 12 months was 105.6 per 1,000 residents and was 50.3% higher than the Holywells average (70.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 49.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Maude Street (IP3 0AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hope Court, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coprolite Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Holywells| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Anchor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Patteson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pownall Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pownall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Isham Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Page Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coprolite Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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