Total Crime Rate
359.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Malvern Close area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Priory Heath , and the 17th highest crime rate of 429 local areas in Ipswich .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Malvern Close (IP3 9BH) in the last 12 months was 359.7 per 1,000 residents and was 281.3% higher than the Priory Heath average (94.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 100 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Malvern Close (IP3 9BH), the main crime hotspot is near Bull Road. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ipswich| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ditton Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Camden Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bull Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hamilton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hines Road | Under investigation |
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