Postcode · Bury St Edmunds
Crime in IP33 3HR
How much crime is recorded in IP33 3HR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bury St Edmunds West
- Council
- West Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,469 (2024)
IP33 3HRBury St Edmunds
How safe is IP33 3HR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IP33 3HR area, 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
24.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 3HRNational
Violence and sexual offences21.723.6
Burglary6.49.1
Other theft2.24.5
Anti-social behaviour1.710.7
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Public order1.04.6
Drugs0.52.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Other crime0.51.5
Shoplifting0.18.4
Vehicle crime0.03.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.