Postcode · Bury St Edmunds
Crime in IP28 8BH
How much crime is recorded in IP28 8BH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Beck Row, Eriswell & Barton Mills
- Council
- West Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,497 (2024)
How safe is IP28 8BH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IP28 8BH area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
29.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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 8BHNational
Violence and sexual offences23.523.6
Burglary9.29.1
Criminal damage and arson8.34.7
Public order6.44.6
Anti-social behaviour5.610.7
Other theft2.64.5
Drugs2.22.4
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Other crime1.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.