Postcode · Bury St Edmunds
Crime in IP28 8DN
How much crime is recorded in IP28 8DN, 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
- 1,285 (2024)
How safe is IP28 8DN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IP28 8DN 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
14.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 8DNNational
Burglary10.19.1
Violence and sexual offences9.123.6
Other theft5.04.5
Anti-social behaviour4.310.7
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Public order2.24.6
Drugs2.02.4
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other crime1.61.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% 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.