Postcode · Bury St Edmunds
Crime in IP31 2XL
How much crime is recorded in IP31 2XL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Stanton & Barningham
- Council
- West Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,419 (2024)
How safe is IP31 2XL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IP31 2XL area, less than half 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
14.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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 2XLNational
Violence and sexual offences13.523.6
Other theft3.04.5
Shoplifting1.18.4
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Burglary1.09.1
Anti-social behaviour0.610.7
Public order0.64.6
Criminal damage and arson0.54.7
Other crime0.51.5
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.