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Postcode sector · Bury St Edmunds

Crime in IP33 1

How much crime is recorded in IP33 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
West Suffolk
Region
East of England
Population
10,561 (2024)
Crime

How safe is IP33 1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in IP33 1, 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
31.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
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).

IP33 1National
Violence and sexual offences27.023.6
Shoplifting10.08.4
Public order7.04.6
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Burglary4.69.1
Other theft4.34.5
Drugs4.02.4
Anti-social behaviour3.210.7
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other crime1.41.5
Theft from the person1.22.1
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Robbery0.71.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 20% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
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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