Postcode · Bury St Edmunds
Crime in IP31 3NY
How much crime is recorded in IP31 3NY, 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
- 2,075 (2024)
How safe is IP31 3NY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IP31 3NY 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
15.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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 3NYNational
Violence and sexual offences11.823.6
Burglary8.09.1
Anti-social behaviour2.710.7
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Other theft2.34.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Other crime0.71.5
Public order0.74.6
Shoplifting0.68.4
Drugs0.52.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 24% 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.