Total Crime Rate
30.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Friars Way area has the 15th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Barrow , and the 222nd lowest crime rate of 590 local areas in West Suffolk .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Friars Way (IP30 0TR) in the last 12 months was 30.3 per 1,000 residents and was 3.6% higher than the Barrow average (29.2 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Friars Way (IP30 0TR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Raynsford Road, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tutelina Road (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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