Crime Rates at Merchants Place, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3AL

Merchants Place area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Abbeygate , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 590 local areas in West Suffolk .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Merchants Place (IP33 3AL) in the last 12 months was 649.5 per 1,000 residents and was 242.2% higher 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 80 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 101 (≈ 274.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merchants Place (IP33 3AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 144 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Merchants Place (60 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.