Total Crime Rate

63.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 63.8 6/10
  • Shoplifting 27.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 8.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Church Row area has the 11th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Eastgate , and the 187th highest crime rate of 590 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 Church Row (IP33 1JT) in the last 12 months was 63.8 per 1,000 residents and was 7.5% lower than the Eastgate average (68.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Row (IP33 1JT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 101 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.

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Crime Over Time in Church Row area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/48)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Lathbury Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Andrew'S Street North Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Mark Jennings Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Out Northgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Out Northgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Baxter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Baxter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tayfen Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tayfen Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Tayfen Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hops Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Tayfen Terrace Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lathbury Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ipswich Court —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ipswich Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ipswich Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skinner Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skinner Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hops Court Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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