Postcode · Bury St Edmunds
Crime in IP31 2JE
How much crime is recorded in IP31 2JE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ixworth, Honington & Barnham
- Council
- West Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,284 (2024)
How safe is IP31 2JE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IP31 2JE 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
16.2
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).
IP31 2JENational
Violence and sexual offences15.223.6
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Other theft2.34.5
Public order2.34.6
Burglary1.19.1
Other crime0.61.5
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 16% 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.