Total Crime Rate

330.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 330.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 171.3 10/10
  • Drugs 68.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.2 10/10
  • Public order 24.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Sicklesmere Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Eastgate , and the 15th 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 Sicklesmere Road (IP33 2BW) in the last 12 months was 330.2 per 1,000 residents and was 343.5% 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 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 202.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sicklesmere Road (IP33 2BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jarman Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sicklesmere Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Beech Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Beech Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bright Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bright Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Jarman Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Gateway —
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Data Sources

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