Total Crime Rate
14.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Newton Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Holywells , and the 43rd 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 Newton Road (IP3 8HQ) in the last 12 months was 14.9 per 1,000 residents and was 78.7% lower than the Holywells average (70.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
In the area around Newton Road (IP3 8HQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hatfield Road (13 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 | Faraday Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hatfield Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Beech Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Salisbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Osborne Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Salisbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Salisbury Road | Under investigation |
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