Total Crime Rate

87.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 87.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 39.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.1 7/10
  • Drugs 13.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

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 1TQ) 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 1TQ), the main crime hotspot is near Merchants Place. Police recorded 93 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bishops Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Andrew'S Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ipswich Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merchants Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woolhall Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Lathbury Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Lathbury Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lathbury Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ipswich Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ipswich Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merchants Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hops Court Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hops Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hops Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ipswich Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ipswich Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merchants Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merchants Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gosnold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merchants Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elseys Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elseys Yard Under investigation
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Data Sources

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