Postcode · Bury St Edmunds
Crime in IP33 3AS
How much crime is recorded in IP33 3AS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bury St Edmunds Central
- Council
- West Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,239 (2024)
How safe is IP33 3AS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IP33 3AS area, 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
33.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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).
IP33 3ASNational
Violence and sexual offences27.423.6
Burglary9.59.1
Anti-social behaviour6.810.7
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Drugs3.22.4
Possession of weapons2.10.9
Other theft1.64.5
Public order1.44.6
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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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.