Postcode · Bury St Edmunds
Crime in IP28 6XB
How much crime is recorded in IP28 6XB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Fornham, Great Barton & Rougham
- Council
- West Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,643 (2024)
How safe is IP28 6XB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IP28 6XB area, well below 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
16.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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).
IP28 6XBNational
Violence and sexual offences12.923.6
Burglary7.09.1
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Drugs1.42.4
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Anti-social behaviour0.710.7
Other theft0.64.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Public order0.44.6
Other crime0.41.5
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.