Total Crime Rate
19.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Minden Drive area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Abbeygate , and the 136th lowest crime rate of 587 local areas in West Suffolk .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Minden Drive (IP33 3RY) in the last 12 months was 19.5 per 1,000 residents and was 91.0% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Minden Drive (IP33 3RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashwell Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Abbeygate| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashwell Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kesdale Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Highbury Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Denham Close | Under investigation |
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