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Postcode sector · Bury St Edmunds

Crime in IP33 9

How much crime is recorded in IP33 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
West Suffolk
Region
East of England
Population
2,788 (2024)
Crime

How safe is IP33 9

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in IP33 9, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
10.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 9National
Shoplifting9.18.4
Violence and sexual offences8.023.6
Burglary5.59.1
Public order3.24.6
Other theft2.94.5
Anti-social behaviour2.210.7
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Drugs0.92.4
Other crime0.91.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Robbery0.31.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
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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