Crime Rates at Bishops Road, Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 1TG

Bishops Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Abbeygate , and the 111th highest crime rate of 590 local areas in West Suffolk .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bishops Road (IP33 1TG) in the last 12 months was 87.7 per 1,000 residents and was 53.8% 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 ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bishops Road (IP33 1TG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 99 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.