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Crime in IP28 6

How much crime is recorded in IP28 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
West Suffolk
Region
East of England
Population
17,760 (2024)
Crime

How safe is IP28 6

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in IP28 6, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
15.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

IP28 6National
Violence and sexual offences11.423.6
Burglary8.09.1
Other theft2.44.5
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Public order1.54.6
Anti-social behaviour1.310.7
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.72.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Shoplifting0.48.4
Robbery0.31.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 8% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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