Postcode · Bures
Crime in CO8 5JS
How much crime is recorded in CO8 5JS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Acton, Great Waldingfield & Bures
- Council
- Babergh
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,985 (2024)
How safe is CO8 5JS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO8 5JS area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
CO8 5JSNational
Violence and sexual offences7.323.6
Anti-social behaviour5.310.7
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Burglary3.39.1
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Public order2.24.6
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Drugs0.92.4
Other theft0.74.5
Shoplifting0.38.4
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.