Total Crime Rate

76.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 76.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.6 8/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Boughton Way area has the 10th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Eastgate , and the 140th 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 Boughton Way (IP33 1AG) in the last 12 months was 76.9 per 1,000 residents and was 3.3% higher than the Eastgate average (74.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -92.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -92.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boughton Way (IP33 1AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Boughton Way, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pump Lane (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Boughton Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cannon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cannonfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Looms Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pump Lane Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Pump Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Etna Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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