Crime Rate in St Peter's, ward

St Peter's has the 4th highest crime rate of 26 wards in Mid Suffolk district and the 2352nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 361st lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in St Peter's in the last 12 months was 47.5 per 1,000 residents and was 15.3% higher than the Mid Suffolk district average (41.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St Peter's’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 118 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 137 (≈ 32.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St Peter's ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Crowe Street, with 48 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Violet Hill Road (38 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.