Total Crime Rate

64.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 64.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.2 7/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Out Westgate area has the 26th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Abbeygate , and the 171st highest crime rate of 587 local areas in West Suffolk .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Out Westgate (IP33 3NX) in the last 12 months was 64.1 per 1,000 residents and was 70.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 34.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Out Westgate (IP33 3NX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maundy Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Out Westgate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Corsbie Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drummond Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Convent Orchard —
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A143 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Edmundsbury Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Eyre Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maundy Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Castle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Out Westgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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