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Postcode sector · Bury St Edmunds

Crime in IP33 3

How much crime is recorded in IP33 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
West Suffolk
Region
East of England
Population
23,446 (2024)
Crime

How safe is IP33 3

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in IP33 3, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
24.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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 3National
Violence and sexual offences21.123.6
Shoplifting9.78.4
Burglary5.29.1
Public order4.64.6
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Other theft3.64.5
Drugs2.92.4
Anti-social behaviour2.310.7
Other crime1.41.5
Theft from the person1.12.1
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Robbery0.71.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 26% 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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