Total Crime Rate

157.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 157.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 97.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.8 8/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

York Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Abbeygate , and the 47th highest crime rate of 587 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 York Road (IP33 3EB) in the last 12 months was 157.2 per 1,000 residents and was 27.1% lower than the Abbeygate average (215.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 56.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Road (IP33 3EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in York Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grove Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Road —
Sep 2025Public order Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shillitoe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camberley Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camberley Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camberley Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other theft Shillitoe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shillitoe Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Chancellery Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Out Risbygate Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Out Risbygate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Out Risbygate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Out Risbygate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Out Risbygate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Out Risbygate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chalk Road (South) Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chalk Road (South) Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Road —

Data Sources

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