Postcode · Bury St Edmunds
Crime in IP29 4LL
How much crime is recorded in IP29 4LL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Glemsford & Lawshall
- Council
- Babergh
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,719 (2024)
How safe is IP29 4LL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IP29 4LL area, less than half 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
15.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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).
IP29 4LLNational
Violence and sexual offences13.023.6
Anti-social behaviour5.610.7
Public order2.74.6
Other crime1.71.5
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Other theft0.94.5
Drugs0.52.4
Burglary0.19.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 41% 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.