Total Crime Rate
12.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Schoolhall Lane area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Eastgate , and the 88th lowest crime rate of 587 local areas in West Suffolk .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Schoolhall Lane (IP33 1ER) in the last 12 months was 12.7 per 1,000 residents and was 82.9% lower than the Eastgate average (74.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
In the area around Schoolhall Lane (IP33 1ER), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Eastgate| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Brentgovel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tayfen Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brentgovel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tayfen Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brentgovel Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cannon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cannonfields | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tayfen Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | High Baxter Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | High Baxter Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pump Lane | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Pump Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tayfen Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Garland Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lawsons Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Looms Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St John'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hops Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hops Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Andrew'S Street North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brentgovel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tayfen Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Old Stable Yard | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tayfen Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ipswich Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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