Total Crime Rate

76.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 76.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.3 3/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Robbery 5.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Alan Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Holywells , and the 191st highest crime rate of 432 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 Alan Road (IP3 8EQ) in the last 12 months was 76.1 per 1,000 residents and was 8.3% higher than the Holywells average (70.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alan Road (IP3 8EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A1156, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alston Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Alan Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Salisbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Salisbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beech Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Osborne Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Salisbury Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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