Total Crime Rate

108.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 108.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 58.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Alston Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Holywells , and the 121st highest crime rate of 429 local areas in Ipswich .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alston Road (IP3 8EU) in the last 12 months was 108.7 per 1,000 residents and was 27.0% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 58.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alston Road (IP3 8EU), the main crime hotspot is near Alston Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Alston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Alston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ruskin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Alston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cavendish Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cavendish Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ruskin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosehill Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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