Total Crime Rate

107.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 107.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 71.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Abbot Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Eastgate , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 590 local areas in West Suffolk .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Abbot Road (IP33 3UA) in the last 12 months was 107.8 per 1,000 residents and was 56.4% higher than the Eastgate average (68.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 71.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbot Road (IP33 3UA), the main crime hotspot is near Chevington Close. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Abbot Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Perry Barn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highbury Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chevington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Boyne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boyne Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boyne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boyne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longmeadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chevington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Perry Barn Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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