Total Crime Rate
170.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The Aviary area has the 11th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Abbeygate , and the 38th 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 Aviary (IP33 2ED) in the last 12 months was 170.2 per 1,000 residents and was 21.0% lower than the Abbeygate average (215.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 141.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Aviary (IP33 2ED), 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 Abbeygate| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Public order | Alicia Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Vinefields | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Vinefields | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Raingate Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Raingate Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Raingate Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Raingate Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hospital | Awaiting court outcome |
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