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Suffolk's most dangerous neighbourhoods revealed including Ipswich and Bury St Edmunds according to April 2024 police crime figures




Thousands of crimes are reported to police in Suffolk each month, including anti-social behaviour, burglary and violent offences.

Figures collated by SuffolkNews reveal some of the most dangerous areas in the county, based on the number of crimes reported in the latest month which has data available – April.

Below you can search for your street to find out if Suffolk Police have logged any crimes in your neighbourhood, and we also reveal how many crimes have been reported in some of the county's biggest towns.

In April, there were 1,319 crimes reported in Ipswich, with the ward of Alexandra totalling the most crimes in the town with 285 crimes, 94 of which were violence and sexual offences.

Alexandra was followed by Westgate and St. Margaret's with 155 reported crimes, Gainsborough and Holywells with 121, and Whitton and Castle Hill with 117.

Bury St Edmunds saw a total of 407 crimes recorded - 196 of them in the north of the town, 128 in the south of the town, 60 in the rural north, and 23 in the rural south.

Figures collated by SuffolkNews means you can search for your street to find out if Suffolk Police has logged any crimes in your neighbourhood. Picture: iStock
Figures collated by SuffolkNews means you can search for your street to find out if Suffolk Police has logged any crimes in your neighbourhood. Picture: iStock

Police data shows in April, there were 188 crimes reported in Haverhill, 201 reported in Sudbury, 154 in Newmarket, and also 125 in Felixstowe.