Total Crime Rate

138.1 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 138.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.6 6/10
  • Public order 22.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 11.1 5/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Eastgate Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Eastgate , and the 59th highest crime rate of 587 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 Eastgate Street (IP33 1XX) in the last 12 months was 138.1 per 1,000 residents and was 85.5% higher than the Eastgate average (74.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 49.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eastgate Street (IP33 1XX), the main crime hotspot is near The Vinefields. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Eastgate Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Daubentons Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barn Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Vinefields Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Vinefields Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Vinefields Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Vinefields Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbeyfields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Vinefields —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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