Total Crime Rate

63.5 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 63.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Bishops Hill area has the 11th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Holywells , and the 214th lowest 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 Bishops Hill (IP3 8EW) in the last 12 months was 63.5 per 1,000 residents and was 9.6% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bishops Hill (IP3 8EW), 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 Bishops Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Gladstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A1156 Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Cavendish Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Back Hamlet Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A1156 —
Sep 2025Drugs A1156 Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Isham Place 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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