Postcode · Bury St Edmunds
Crime in IP33 3LS
How much crime is recorded in IP33 3LS, 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
- 1,723 (2024)
IP33 3LSBury St Edmunds
How safe is IP33 3LS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IP33 3LS 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
23.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 3LSNational
Violence and sexual offences22.523.6
Other theft5.74.5
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Other crime3.01.5
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Public order2.94.6
Burglary2.69.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Shoplifting0.18.4
Vehicle crime0.03.5
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 52% 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.