Postcode · Bury St Edmunds
Crime in IP32 6DQ
How much crime is recorded in IP32 6DQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Howard Estate & Northgate
- Council
- West Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,366 (2024)
How safe is IP32 6DQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IP32 6DQ area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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).
IP32 6DQNational
Violence and sexual offences15.023.6
Burglary5.39.1
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Drugs2.02.4
Other crime1.91.5
Shoplifting1.98.4
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Other theft1.74.5
Public order1.74.6
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% 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.