Crime Rates at Wye Road, Ipswich, IP3 0PS

Wye Road area has the lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Holywells , and the 9th lowest crime rate of 429 local areas in Ipswich .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wye Road (IP3 0PS) in the last 12 months was 6.8 per 1,000 residents and was 92.1% lower than the Holywells average (85.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wye Road (IP3 0PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Avondale Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Laud Mews (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.