Total Crime Rate

52.9 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 52.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • 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
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

Friars Lane area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Abbeygate , and the 213th highest crime rate of 587 local areas in West Suffolk .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Friars Lane (IP33 1QQ) in the last 12 months was 52.9 per 1,000 residents and was 75.4% 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 224.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Friars Lane (IP33 1QQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A143, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Honey Hill (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Friars Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whiting Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guildhall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whiting Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A143 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Edmundsbury Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whiting Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Corsbie Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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