Postcode · Bury St Edmunds
Crime in IP30 9JW
How much crime is recorded in IP30 9JW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Fornham, Great Barton & Rougham
- Council
- West Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,918 (2024)
How safe is IP30 9JW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IP30 9JW 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
16.4
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).
IP30 9JWNational
Violence and sexual offences14.723.6
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Other theft3.74.5
Burglary2.69.1
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Public order1.94.6
Other crime1.01.5
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Shoplifting0.38.4
Drugs0.22.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.