Total Crime Rate

140.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

Apr 2025 - Mar 2026
Latest update: 03.05.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 140.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 66.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 66.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.1 8/10
  • Public order 23.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Beeches area has the 15th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Abbeygate , and the 57th highest crime rate of 588 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 The Beeches (IP33 3RD) in the last 12 months was 140.5 per 1,000 residents and was 27.0% lower than the Abbeygate average (192.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -7.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 66.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Beeches (IP33 3RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Beeches area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Mar 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Of Wales Close Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Action to be taken by another organisation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Mar 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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