Postcode · Bury St Edmunds
Crime in IP32 6QN
How much crime is recorded in IP32 6QN, 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
- 1,762 (2024)
How safe is IP32 6QN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IP32 6QN area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
32.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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 6QNNational
Violence and sexual offences27.523.6
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Anti-social behaviour4.410.7
Burglary3.79.1
Possession of weapons2.60.9
Other theft2.44.5
Drugs2.42.4
Public order1.74.6
Shoplifting1.28.4
Other crime0.81.5
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 42% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.