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Crime in IP32 7

How much crime is recorded in IP32 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
West Suffolk
Region
East of England
Population
16,635 (2024)
Crime

How safe is IP32 7

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in IP32 7, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
17.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 7National
Violence and sexual offences14.223.6
Shoplifting4.58.4
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Burglary3.29.1
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Other theft2.54.5
Public order2.14.6
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Drugs1.32.4
Other crime1.21.5
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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