Total Crime Rate

140.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 140.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.3 10/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

St Andrews Street North area has the 17th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Abbeygate , and the 56th 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 St Andrews Street North (IP33 1SZ) in the last 12 months was 140.4 per 1,000 residents and was 34.9% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 83.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Andrews Street North (IP33 1SZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 101 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.

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Crime Over Time in St Andrews Street North area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merchants Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brentgovel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Andrew'S Street North Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Old Stable Yard Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Ipswich Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ipswich Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Harland Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tayfen Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Brentgovel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brentgovel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lathbury Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lawsons Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Station Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cannon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cannonfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tavern Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merchants Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Merchants Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brentgovel Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Elseys Yard Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hops Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hops Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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