Total Crime Rate

81.5 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 81.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Nightingale Close area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Abbeygate , and the 126th 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 Nightingale Close (IP33 3SY) in the last 12 months was 81.5 per 1,000 residents and was 62.2% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nightingale Close (IP33 3SY), 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 Nightingale Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shillitoe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chevington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Shillitoe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shillitoe Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drummond Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pinners Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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