Tollgate, West Suffolk: Safety
Safety
Tollgate's crime rate has dropped sharply over the past two years. In 2024, it stood at 119.3 crimes per 1,000 residents — well above the UK average of 91.6. By 2025, that had fallen to 98.4, and through 2026 it's tracking at 46.7, which is broadly in line with the national figure of 39.6. That's a real improvement.
Anti-social behaviour has fallen noticeably too, from 59 incidents in 2024 down to just 12 so far in 2026. Vehicle crime is also very low compared to the UK average.
The neighbouring Abbeygate neighbourhood records significantly higher crime rates, which makes Tollgate's figures look even better by comparison.
Source: police-recorded crime for Tollgate ward (Suffolk Constabulary, data.police.uk), Jan 2024–Aug 2026; residents from Census 2021. This summary may predate the latest data release; the table below has the current figures.
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Crime rate comparison
Crimes per 1,000 residents, Jan–Dec 2025. Tollgate ward: Suffolk Constabulary data via data.police.uk; residents from Census 2021. Averages are for all wards in the area over the same months. Planna's safety index uses the latest 12 months instead, so it can differ.
2024
2025
Jan–Aug 2026
Tollgate ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
96.4
Similar to
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Higher than
East of England region average
81.9
Neighbouring wards
Lower than
Abbeygate
234.3
Higher than
Minden
60.9
Higher than
St Olaves
78.3
Higher than
Eastgate
74.9
Higher than
The Fornhams & Great Barton
27.2
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in Tollgate ward and the East of England region average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Violent offences43%38%
- Anti-social behaviour12%14%
- Public order9%6%
- Criminal damage and arson8%8%
- Other theft7%7%
- Shoplifting5%8%
- Drugs3%3%
- Vehicle crime3%5%
- Burglary3%3%
- Possession of weapons2%1%
- Bicycle theft2%1%
- Other crime1%2%
- Robbery1%1%
- Theft from the person<1%1%
