Crime Rates at Thomas Lane, Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 3PS

Thomas Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Abbeygate , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 587 local areas in West Suffolk .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thomas Lane (IP33 3PS) in the last 12 months was 733.7 per 1,000 residents and was 240.4% higher 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 102 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 130 (≈ 353.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thomas Lane (IP33 3PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 120 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (50 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.