Postcode · Bury St Edmunds
Crime in IP29 5NR
How much crime is recorded in IP29 5NR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Barrow, Chedburgh & Sicklesmere
- Council
- West Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,259 (2024)
How safe is IP29 5NR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IP29 5NR area, well below 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
16.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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 5NRNational
Violence and sexual offences12.523.6
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Burglary4.09.1
Other theft2.74.5
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Other crime0.51.5
Public order0.44.6
Anti-social behaviour0.310.7
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.