Total Crime Rate

343.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 343.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 131.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.5 9/10
  • Drugs 37.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Chalk Road South area has the 5th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Abbeygate , and the 13th highest crime rate of 587 local areas in West Suffolk .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chalk Road South (IP33 3BU) in the last 12 months was 343.8 per 1,000 residents and was 59.5% higher than the Abbeygate average (215.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 81.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 49.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chalk Road South (IP33 3BU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chalk Road South area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Prospect Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Prospect Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shillitoe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Chancellery Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Prospect Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting A1302 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drummond Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chalk Road (South) Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Prospect Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shillitoe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chalk Road (South) Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Prospect Row Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs King'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shillitoe Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Castle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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