Total Crime Rate
168.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Maltings Way area has the 12th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Abbeygate , and the 40th highest crime rate of 587 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 Maltings Way (IP32 6EY) in the last 12 months was 168.0 per 1,000 residents and was 22.1% lower than the Abbeygate average (215.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -90.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -90.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 91.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 181.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Maltings Way (IP32 6EY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tayfen Terrace (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Abbeygate| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Osier Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hops Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hops Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tayfen Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Harland Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tayfen Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tayfen Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tayfen Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ipswich Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Station Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tayfen Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maltings Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tayfen Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ipswich Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ipswich Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Maltings Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Maltings Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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