Total Crime Rate

73.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 73.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Abbot Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Abbeygate , and the 146th 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 Abbot Road (IP33 3UB) in the last 12 months was 73.3 per 1,000 residents and was 66.0% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 55.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbot Road (IP33 3UB), the main crime hotspot is near Beaumont Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 19 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashwell Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highbury Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirkstead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorchester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaumont Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaumont Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaumont Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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