Crime Rates at Hilltop, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 2EA

Hilltop area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Abbeygate , and the 255th lowest crime rate of 588 local areas in West Suffolk .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hilltop (IP33 2EA) in the last 12 months was 35.8 per 1,000 residents and was 81.4% lower than the Abbeygate average (192.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hilltop (IP33 2EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fountains Road, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lindisfarne Road (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.