Total Crime Rate
107.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
71.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026South Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Eastgate , and the 83rd 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 South Close (IP33 3JZ) in the last 12 months was 107.8 per 1,000 residents and was 56.4% higher than the Eastgate average (68.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 71.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around South Close (IP33 3JZ), the main crime hotspot is near Chevington Close. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Westgate| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longmeadow | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chevington Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Horsecroft Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Grosvenor Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chevington Close | Under investigation |
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