Postcode · Bury St Edmunds
Crime in IP28 8TB
How much crime is recorded in IP28 8TB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Red Lodge, Icklingham & Moulton
- Council
- West Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,892 (2024)
How safe is IP28 8TB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IP28 8TB area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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 8TBNational
Violence and sexual offences17.523.6
Burglary4.79.1
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Public order1.64.6
Drugs1.52.4
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Other crime0.81.5
Other theft0.74.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Shoplifting0.08.4
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% 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.