Crime Rates at Whiting Street, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1NX

Whiting Street area has the 28th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Abbeygate , and the 191st 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 Whiting Street (IP33 1NX) in the last 12 months was 62.7 per 1,000 residents and was 66.9% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whiting Street (IP33 1NX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 151 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.