Total Crime Rate
30.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
30.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bury Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Chilton , and the 155th lowest crime rate of 309 local areas in Mid Suffolk .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bury Road (IP14 1JG) in the last 12 months was 30.6 per 1,000 residents and was 43.2% lower than the Chilton average (53.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 30.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bury Road (IP14 1JG), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Walnut Tree Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Violet Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spring Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Violet Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walnut Tree Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Violet Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Violet Hill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Violet Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walnut Tree Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Spring Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Violet Hill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Osiers | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | A1308 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thurlow Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walnut Tree Walk | Under investigation |
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