Total Crime Rate

231.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.5 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 231.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 87.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 68.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.5 10/10
  • Drugs 18.8 10/10
  • Public order 18.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
  • 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

Kings Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Abbeygate , and the 25th highest crime rate of 590 local areas in West Suffolk .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kings Road (IP33 3DP) in the last 12 months was 231.3 per 1,000 residents and was 21.9% higher than the Abbeygate average (189.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 87.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Road (IP33 3DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chalk Road (South) (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gosnold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A1302 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chalk Road (South) Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elseys Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elseys Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elseys Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Princes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A1302 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A1302 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
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 2026Shoplifting Gosnold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gosnold Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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