Postcode · Bury St Edmunds
Crime in IP32 6PT
How much crime is recorded in IP32 6PT, 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
- 1,188 (2024)
IP32 6PTBury St Edmunds
How safe is IP32 6PT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IP32 6PT area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 6PTNational
Violence and sexual offences20.323.6
Criminal damage and arson6.74.7
Public order3.44.6
Burglary3.39.1
Drugs2.92.4
Other crime1.91.5
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Other theft1.84.5
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 39% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.