Total Crime Rate

21.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 21.5 2/10
  • Violent crimes 10.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sherborne Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Abbeygate , and the 151st lowest crime rate of 590 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 Sherborne Road (IP33 2EP) in the last 12 months was 21.5 per 1,000 residents and was 88.7% lower than the Abbeygate average (189.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 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 Sherborne Road (IP33 2EP), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Sherborne Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kirkstead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirkstead Road

Data Sources

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