Total Crime Rate

87.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 87.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.3 9/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Petticoat Lane area has the 21st highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Abbeygate , and the 118th highest crime rate of 587 local areas in West Suffolk .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Petticoat Lane (IP33 3NS) in the last 12 months was 87.5 per 1,000 residents and was 59.4% lower than the Abbeygate average (215.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 56.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Petticoat Lane (IP33 3NS), the main crime hotspot is near Chevington Close. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Petticoat Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pinners Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Castle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Out Westgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Mill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chevington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shillitoe Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Shillitoe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shillitoe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maundy Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drummond Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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