Postcode · Bury St Edmunds
Crime in IP30 9BU
How much crime is recorded in IP30 9BU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Thurston, Badwell Ash & Elmswell North
- Council
- Mid Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,704 (2024)
How safe is IP30 9BU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IP30 9BU 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
14.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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).
IP30 9BUNational
Violence and sexual offences13.223.6
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Public order3.04.6
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Other crime1.71.5
Shoplifting1.58.4
Other theft1.44.5
Burglary1.09.1
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Robbery0.31.4
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 46% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.