Crime Rates at Petch Close, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1JW

Petch Close area has the 19th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Abbeygate , and the 67th 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 Petch Close (IP33 1JW) in the last 12 months was 125.0 per 1,000 residents and was 42.0% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 70.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -51.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Petch Close (IP33 1JW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ipswich Court (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.