Total Crime Rate

128.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.6 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 128.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 67.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.7 10/10
  • Burglary 10.7 9/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Robbery 7.1 8/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St James Lane area has the 16th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Abbeygate , and the 63rd 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 St James Lane (IP33 3BS) in the last 12 months was 128.1 per 1,000 residents and was 32.5% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 67.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 90.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James Lane (IP33 3BS), the main crime hotspot is near Chalk Road (South). Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St James Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Princes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Springfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Spring Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chalk Road (South) Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Spring Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Spring Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting A1302 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A1302 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A1302 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A1302 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order A1302 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson King'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camberley Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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