Total Crime Rate

119.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 119.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 67.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.7 8/10
  • Drugs 10.4 8/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Robbery 5.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Springfield Avenue area has the 17th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Abbeygate , and the 71st highest crime rate of 590 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 119.2 per 1,000 residents and was 37.2% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 67.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.8% 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 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Camberley Court (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Springfield Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camberley Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Burglary Spring Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Spring Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Springfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Spring Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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