Crime Rate in The Rows, ward

The Rows has the 21st lowest crime rate of 43 wards in West Suffolk district and the 1615th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 246th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in The Rows in the last 12 months was 40.0 per 1,000 residents and was 36.5% lower than the West Suffolk district average (63.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, The Rows’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 148 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -31.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 171 (≈ 22.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the The Rows ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Dairy Drive. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.