Crime Rates at Woolhall Street, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1LA

Woolhall Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Abbeygate , and the 16th 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 Woolhall Street (IP33 1LA) in the last 12 months was 307.9 per 1,000 residents and was 42.9% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 161.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woolhall Street (IP33 1LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 129 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.