Crime Rates at High Baxter Street, Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 1ES

High Baxter Street area has the highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Abbeygate , and the highest crime rate of 590 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 High Baxter Street (IP33 1ES) in the last 12 months was 689.6 per 1,000 residents and was 263.4% higher than the Abbeygate average (189.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 87 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 133 (≈ 315.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Baxter Street (IP33 1ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 106 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Merchants Place (60 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.