Postcode · Bury St Edmunds
Crime in IP28 8HB
How much crime is recorded in IP28 8HB, 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
- 2,365 (2024)
How safe is IP28 8HB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 9.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IP28 8HB area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
9.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
18
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 8HBNational
Violence and sexual offences7.723.6
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Burglary2.79.1
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Other theft1.24.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Other crime0.51.5
Drugs0.32.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Shoplifting0.28.4
Public order0.14.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% 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.