Total Crime Rate

469.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

379.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 469.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 379.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 297.1 10/10
  • Public order 82.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.5 10/10
  • Other theft 26.5 10/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 10.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Barons Road area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Eastgate , and the 5th highest crime rate of 590 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 Barons Road (IP33 2LW) in the last 12 months was 469.5 per 1,000 residents and was 581.3% higher than the Eastgate average (68.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 112 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 143 (≈ 379.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barons Road (IP33 2LW), the main crime hotspot is near Abbots Gate. Police recorded 6 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Barons Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbots Gate Under investigation
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Data Sources

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