Postcode · Bury St Edmunds
Crime in IP32 6TN
How much crime is recorded in IP32 6TN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Fornham, Great Barton & Rougham
- Council
- West Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,981 (2024)
How safe is IP32 6TN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IP32 6TN 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
20.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 6TNNational
Violence and sexual offences17.423.6
Burglary7.09.1
Other theft4.34.5
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Public order1.54.6
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Other crime0.41.5
Robbery0.21.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Shoplifting0.28.4
Drugs0.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% 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.