Total Crime Rate
254.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The Vinefields area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Eastgate , and the 21st highest crime rate of 587 local areas in West Suffolk .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around The Vinefields (IP33 1YD) in the last 12 months was 254.2 per 1,000 residents and was 241.4% higher than the Eastgate average (74.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 141.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Vinefields (IP33 1YD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Vinefields, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Raingate Street (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Eastgate| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Raingate Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barn Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Vinefields | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Vinefields | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Vinefields | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbeyfields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Raingate Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Raingate Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Daubentons | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Raingate Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Vinefields | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Vinefields | — |
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