Total Crime Rate

60.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 60.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.2 4/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Back Hamlet area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Holywells , and the 204th lowest crime rate of 432 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 Back Hamlet (IP3 8AR) in the last 12 months was 60.8 per 1,000 residents and was 13.4% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -64.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Back Hamlet (IP3 8AR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Back Hamlet area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A1156 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Melville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Cavendish Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Back Hamlet Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Gladstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A1156 —
Sep 2025Drugs A1156 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rosebery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishop'S Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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