Total Crime Rate

165.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 165.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.7 9/10
  • Drugs 10.4 8/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.4 10/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Robbery 5.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Springfield Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Abbeygate , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 587 local areas in West Suffolk .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Springfield Avenue (IP33 3AY) in the last 12 months was 165.8 per 1,000 residents and was 23.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 88.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Springfield Avenue (IP33 3AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grove Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Camberley Court (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Springfield Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Chancellery Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camberley Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grove Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camberley Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camberley Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osier Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Trinity Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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