Total Crime Rate
13.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sherborne Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Abbeygate , and the 75th lowest crime rate of 590 local areas in West Suffolk .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sherborne Road (IP33 2EN) in the last 12 months was 13.8 per 1,000 residents and was 92.8% lower than the Abbeygate average (189.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sherborne Road (IP33 2EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kirkstead Road, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dorchester Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Westgate| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Malvern Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kirkstead Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kirkstead Road | — |
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