Total Crime Rate
16.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Fitzmaurice Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Priory Heath , and the 50th 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 Fitzmaurice Road (IP3 9AX) in the last 12 months was 16.8 per 1,000 residents and was 80.6% lower than the Priory Heath average (86.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fitzmaurice Road (IP3 9AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coniston Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Murray Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Priory Heath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Franklin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Pretyman Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shackleton Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shackleton Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Locarno Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Drake Square North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Murray Road | — |
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