Total Crime Rate

151.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 151.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 68.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.5 8/10
  • Other theft 18.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pownall Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Holywells , and the 66th 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 Pownall Road (IP3 0DS) in the last 12 months was 151.5 per 1,000 residents and was 77.1% higher than the Holywells average (85.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 68.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pownall Road (IP3 0DS), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pownall Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Coprolite Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patteson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hope Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hope Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hope Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anchor Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anchor Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anchor Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coprolite Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Duke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hope Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hope Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trinity Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Page Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trinity Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Trinity Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pownall Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patteson Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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