Total Crime Rate

138.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 138.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 66.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.7 7/10
  • Public order 16.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Cotton Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Eastgate , and the 56th 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 Cotton Lane (IP33 1XP) in the last 12 months was 138.1 per 1,000 residents and was 100.4% higher than the Eastgate average (68.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 66.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cotton Lane (IP33 1XP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pump Lane (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Cotton Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Angel Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ramplin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Etna Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mark Jennings Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Broadway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boughton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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