Crime Rates at Princes Street, Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 3DF

Princes Street area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Abbeygate , and the 202nd highest 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 Princes Street (IP33 3DF) in the last 12 months was 55.1 per 1,000 residents and was 74.5% lower than the Abbeygate average (215.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princes Street (IP33 3DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grove Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.