Total Crime Rate

26.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 26.9 3/10
  • Violent crimes 10.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Fitzmaurice Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Priory Heath , and the 100th lowest crime rate of 429 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 Fitzmaurice Road (IP3 9AX) in the last 12 months was 26.9 per 1,000 residents and was 71.4% lower than the Priory Heath average (94.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fitzmaurice Road (IP3 9AX), the main crime hotspot is near Queen'S Way. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fitzmaurice Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Badshah Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Franklin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Queen'S Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Davids Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Coniston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shackleton Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Murray Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murray Road Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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