Total Crime Rate

311.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

177.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 311.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 177.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 152.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 56.1 10/10
  • Drugs 46.7 10/10
  • Public order 18.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Sicklesmere Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Eastgate , and the 14th highest crime rate of 590 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 Sicklesmere Road (IP33 2BN) in the last 12 months was 311.5 per 1,000 residents and was 352.1% higher than the Eastgate average (68.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 177.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sicklesmere Road (IP33 2BN), the main crime hotspot is near River Lane. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sicklesmere Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Byfield Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft River Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs River Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs River Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson River Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson River Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson River Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Byfield Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Byfield Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bright Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Steward Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Steward Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Steward Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Steward Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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