Total Crime Rate

251.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.1 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 251.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 94.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 68.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.5 8/10
  • Other theft 23.6 10/10
  • Public order 20.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.3 9/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Bennett Avenue 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 Bennett Avenue (IP33 3HF) 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 Bennett Avenue (IP33 3HF), the main crime hotspot is near Ridley Road. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bennett Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dettingen Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Newmarket Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dettingen Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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