Total Crime Rate
251.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
68.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hutton Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Abbeygate , and the 19th highest crime rate of 590 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 Hutton Close (IP33 3GY) in the last 12 months was 251.3 per 1,000 residents and was 32.4% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 68.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hutton Close (IP33 3GY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Western Way (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Western Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Dettingen Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Dettingen Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Western Way | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
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