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Postcode district · Bury St Edmunds

Crime in IP32

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

Council
West Suffolk
Region
East of England
Population
27,932 (2024)
Crime

How safe is IP32

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in IP32, 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
21.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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).

IP32National
Violence and sexual offences18.123.6
Burglary4.09.1
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Shoplifting3.68.4
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Other theft2.84.5
Public order2.64.6
Drugs1.82.4
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 14% 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.

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