Crime Rates at Butter Market, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1DB

Butter Market area has the highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Abbeygate , and the highest crime rate of 587 local areas in West Suffolk .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Butter Market (IP33 1DB) in the last 12 months was 748.8 per 1,000 residents and was 247.5% higher 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 85 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 128 (≈ 303.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Butter Market (IP33 1DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 108 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Merchants Place (52 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.