Total Crime Rate

157.1 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 157.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 47.1 8/10
  • Drugs 31.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.2 6/10
  • Public order 20.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Southgate Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Abbeygate , and the 48th 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 Southgate Street (IP33 2BB) in the last 12 months was 157.1 per 1,000 residents and was 27.1% lower than the Abbeygate average (215.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 47.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southgate Street (IP33 2BB), the main crime hotspot is near Raingate Street. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southgate Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Hospital Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Beech Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Raingate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Raingate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raingate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raingate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Alicia Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Beech Rise Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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