Total Crime Rate

12.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 12.6 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Spring Lane area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Abbeygate , and the 86th lowest crime rate of 587 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 Spring Lane (IP33 3AU) in the last 12 months was 12.6 per 1,000 residents and was 94.1% lower than the Abbeygate average (215.5 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spring Lane (IP33 3AU), the main crime hotspot is near Elseys Yard. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Spring Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Trinity Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osier Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Chancellery Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Elseys Yard Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camberley Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camberley Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grove Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camberley Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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