Crime Rates at Anchor Street, Ipswich, IP3 0BY

Anchor Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Holywells , and the 159th highest crime rate of 429 local areas in Ipswich .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Anchor Street (IP3 0BY) in the last 12 months was 85.4 per 1,000 residents and was 0.2% lower than the Holywells average (85.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 30.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Anchor Street (IP3 0BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hope Court, where police recorded 45 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.