Total Crime Rate

55.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 55.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

College Lane area has the 30th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Abbeygate , and the 196th highest 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 College Lane (IP33 1NN) in the last 12 months was 55.8 per 1,000 residents and was 74.1% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around College Lane (IP33 1NN), the main crime hotspot is near Woolhall Street. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in College Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guildhall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Convent Orchard —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whiting Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whiting Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbeygate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Edmundsbury Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A143 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whiting Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbeygate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Abbeygate Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woolhall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order High Baxter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order High Baxter Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbeygate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Looms Lane —
Sep 2025Public order Woolhall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Corsbie Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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