Total Crime Rate
92.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Tomline Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Holywells , and the 146th highest crime rate of 432 local areas in Ipswich .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Tomline Road (IP3 8DB) in the last 12 months was 92.3 per 1,000 residents and was 31.4% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tomline Road (IP3 8DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fuchsia Lane (17 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 | Kemball Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fuchsia Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hines Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hines Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kemball Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stanley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pearce Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pearce Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hatfield Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fuchsia Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fuchsia Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Osborne Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Derby Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Derby Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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