Crime in IP31
How much crime is recorded in IP31, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- West Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 33,309 (2024)
IP31Postcode district · Bury St Edmunds
How safe is IP31
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in IP31, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
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).
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% since 2022.
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.