Postcode district · Bury St Edmunds
Crime in IP33
How much crime is recorded in IP33, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- West Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 30,388 (2024)
IP33Postcode district · Bury St Edmunds
How safe is IP33
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in IP33, 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
49
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).
IP33National
Violence and sexual offences21.423.6
Shoplifting6.98.4
Burglary4.89.1
Public order4.44.6
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Other theft3.44.5
Anti-social behaviour2.410.7
Drugs2.42.4
Other crime1.21.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Theft from the person0.72.1
Robbery0.71.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.