Postcode · Bury St Edmunds
Crime in IP31 2PZ
How much crime is recorded in IP31 2PZ, 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
- 1,372 (2024)
How safe is IP31 2PZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IP31 2PZ area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
18
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 2PZNational
Violence and sexual offences9.523.6
Other theft2.34.5
Burglary2.09.1
Drugs1.52.4
Anti-social behaviour1.310.7
Other crime1.11.5
Criminal damage and arson0.64.7
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Public order0.14.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 36% 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.